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isPermaLink="false">http://www.medimise.com/?p=199</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetWhat are the symptoms of bacterial skin infections? Skin infections can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungus. Bacterial infections causes the skin to become red and inflamed with clusters of spots sometimes filled with pus. Impetigo is a type of bacterial skin infection that starts as a spot and develops into a blister spreading very quickly through the skin. The blisters become moist and weep, after sometime they form a scab with yellow crusts. Impetigo is more common in children, but it can happen in adults as well. It normally appears around the mouth and nose but it can affect other parts of the body too. Folliculitis is also a type of skin infection that occurs when the hair follicle, around the hair root, becomes infected causing pus-filled spots on the base of the hair, which can be itchy, normally appearing in clusters. The most common areas in which folliculitis can occur are the chin and moustache area in men, the scalp in children, under the armpit and around pubic area. Folliculitis can turn into a larger spot, abscess or boil, this is more common in teenagers. If abscess or boil occur, they can build up into a large [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.medimise.com/skin/bacterial-skin-infections-and-treatment/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
