Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements:

• Background
  • Definition of impetigo, causes, prevalence, complications, and prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  • When to suspect impetigo, assessment, excluding serious underlying conditions, differential diagnoses.
• Management
  • Management of localised non-bullous impetigo, widespread non-bullous impetigo, information and advice to give people with impetigo.
• A case study
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• What impetigo is.
• What causes impetigo.
• About the prevalence, complications, and prognosis.
• About PGD inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• When to suspect impetigo.
• How to assess people with suspected impetigo.
• About excluding serious underlying conditions.
• About possible differential diagnoses.
• How to manage localised non-bullous impetigo.
• How to manage widespread non-bullous impetigo.
• What information and advice to give people with impetigo.

Topics covered