Impetigo - Infected Sores

Home Care Advice - Avoid Picking
  • Reassurance
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  • Remove Scabs
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  • Antibiotic Ointment
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  • Avoid Picking
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  • Contagiousness
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  • Expected Course
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  • Call Your Doctor If
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    Avoid Picking

    • Discourage scratching and picking which spreads the impetigo.

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