THE SKIN – IMPETIGO
Young people often suffer from pustules all over the face and on the back. The condition may be attributable to a disturbance in the internal hormone secretions and especially associated with the sex glands. At the same time, an external bacterial infection -mainly staphylococci or streptococci – may also be diagnosed. This unpleasant condition usually provokes inhibitions and the sufferer tries to get rid of the disfiguring infection as quickly as possible. So he keeps squeezing the pustules and spots, only to spread the infection with his fingernails. The bacteria keep on spreading, the affected areas and spots growing larger and more inflamed. In time, the lesions secrete a fluid which, when dry, develops into yellowish crusty sores, of a rather unsightly appearance. In the past mercury ointments were used to combat this condition, but in modern times penicillin or sulphonamide creams have become more popular, both of them giving better results than those with a mercury or tar base.
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