These are especially damaging to the skin and can lead to SSSS and a related, milder condition known as bullous impetigo. ETA and ETB act like scissors, cutting away proteins called desmoglein-3 that ...

Impetigo is a skin infection caused by a bacterium; the staphylococcus as in your son's case or the streptococcus are the main culprits. It usually starts as small blisters, anywhere on the body ...

This can lead to an infection. Different infections can develop following a bug bite. Impetigo is a skin infection. It’s most common in infants and children, but adults can get it too.