can impetigo start on finger?

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can impetigo start on finger?

2007-03-15 04:01:03 · 4 answers · asked by carol m 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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impetigo is a very contagious skin infection....when my child contracted it I treated it with a betadine wash to keep it from spreading and an ointment...bactroban....cleared up pretty fast...here's some more information on the topic....

2007-03-15 04:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000860.htm

2007-03-15 04:04:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

yes...it is spread by contact ...so if a finger touched the serum or liquid secreted by an impetigo lesion then it is logical that it would start on a finger.

2007-03-15 04:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

yes it can start anywhere

2007-03-15 04:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Krystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋