RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114874441
T1 Impetigo
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114874441
RD 2024/04/20
AB A  young  boy  presented  to  the  office  with  a  3-day  history  of  an  untreated  skin  infection  on  his  ear  (Figure  99-1).  His  mother  states  that  he  has  had  white  spots  on  his  face  for  the  past  year  but  does  not  know  how  the  ear  infection  started.  The  clinician  noted  honey  crusts  and  purulent  drainage  from  the  lower  pinna  and  pityriasis  alba  on  the  face.  The  child  was  not  febrile  and  was  behaving  normally.  Oral  cephalexin  was  prescribed  for  the  impetigo  and  1  percent  hydrocortisone  ointment  was  given  for  the  p.  alba.  Washing  and  hygiene  issues  were  discussed  to  avoid  spreading  the  infection  within  the  household.  During  the  1-week  follow-up  appointment  the  impetigo  was  gone  and  the  p.  alba  was  improving.