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==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
Risk factors for impetigo include:<ref name="pmid8795661">{{cite journal| author=Carroll JA| title=Common bacterial pyodermas. Taking aim against the most likely pathogens. | journal=Postgrad Med | year= 1996 | volume= 100 | issue= 3 | pages= 311-3, 317-22 | pmid=8795661 | doi=10.3810/pgm.1996.09.84 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8795661  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11173202">{{cite journal| author=Oumeish I, Oumeish OY, Bataineh O| title=Acute bacterial skin infections in children. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2000 | volume= 18 | issue= 6 | pages= 667-78 | pmid=11173202 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11173202  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11924823">{{cite journal| author=Chiller K, Selkin BA, Murakawa GJ| title=Skin microflora and bacterial infections of the skin. | journal=J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc | year= 2001 | volume= 6 | issue= 3 | pages= 170-4 | pmid=11924823 | doi=10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00043.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11924823  }} </ref>
Risk factors for impetigo include:<ref name="pmid8795661">{{cite journal| author=Carroll JA| title=Common bacterial pyodermas. Taking aim against the most likely pathogens. | journal=Postgrad Med | year= 1996 | volume= 100 | issue= 3 | pages= 311-3, 317-22 | pmid=8795661 | doi=10.3810/pgm.1996.09.84 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8795661  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11173202">{{cite journal| author=Oumeish I, Oumeish OY, Bataineh O| title=Acute bacterial skin infections in children. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2000 | volume= 18 | issue= 6 | pages= 667-78 | pmid=11173202 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11173202  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11924823">{{cite journal| author=Chiller K, Selkin BA, Murakawa GJ| title=Skin microflora and bacterial infections of the skin. | journal=J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc | year= 2001 | volume= 6 | issue= 3 | pages= 170-4 | pmid=11924823 | doi=10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00043.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11924823  }} </ref>
*Abrasions
*[[Abrasions]]
*Trauma
*[[Trauma]]
*Basic skin pH
*Basic skin [[pH]]
*Lack of sebaceous secretions
*Lack of sebaceous [[secretions]]
*Humidity
*[[Humidity]]
*Obesity
*[[Obesity]]
*Corticosteroid use
*[[Corticosteroid]] use
*Chemotherapy
*[[Chemotherapy]]
*Dysglobulinemias
*[[Dysglobulinemias]]
*Leukemia
*[[Leukemia]]
*Chronic granulomatous disease
*[[Chronic granulomatous disease]]
*Diabetes
*[[Diabetes]]
*Malnutrition
*[[Malnutrition]]
*Congenital or acquired [[immunodeficiencies]] e.g. [[AIDS]]
*Congenital or acquired [[immunodeficiencies]] e.g. [[AIDS]]
*37 C temprature


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Impetigo is often associated with insect bites, cuts, and other forms of trauma to the skin.Humidity, obesity, corticosteroid use, chemotherapy, dysglobulinemias, leukemias and malnutrition are some other risk factors for impetigo.[1]

Risk Factors

Risk factors for impetigo include:[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Carroll JA (1996). "Common bacterial pyodermas. Taking aim against the most likely pathogens". Postgrad Med. 100 (3): 311–3, 317–22. doi:10.3810/pgm.1996.09.84. PMID 8795661.
  2. Oumeish I, Oumeish OY, Bataineh O (2000). "Acute bacterial skin infections in children". Clin Dermatol. 18 (6): 667–78. PMID 11173202.
  3. Chiller K, Selkin BA, Murakawa GJ (2001). "Skin microflora and bacterial infections of the skin". J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 6 (3): 170–4. doi:10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00043.x. PMID 11924823.

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