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Impetigo - Background information
What is it?
- Impetigo is a common contagious infection of the superficial layers of the skin.
- Impetigo is classified as non-bullous (common) or bullous (uncommon). Non-bullous impetigo may also be further categorized as primary, or as secondary to an underlying cause (such as atopic eczema).
[Sladden and Johnston, 2004; Cole and Gazewood, 2007; DTB, 2007]
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