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Subject: Impetigo
Author: Ken
Date: 7/10/2003 6:30 am
Views: 7194
Status: Approved
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I have a rash on my left hand that is particularly swollen, red, scabby and crusty (ugh!). This is just one of a number of sites on my body where I have poison ivy rash but definitely the worst. It actually hurts (sort of burns). Could this be impetigo? Somewhere I read that it is possible to get impetigo from scratching poison ivy too much. By the way, I am using Zanfel and although it definitely temporarily relieves the itching, it in no way has eliminated the rashes. I am also taking Prednistone.

Thanks, Ken

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Impetigo (Approved)Ken7/10/2003 6:30 am
  Re: Impetigo (Approved)Betsy D.7/10/2003 3:22 pm