bullous impetigo
Findings
No curated finding names bullous impetigo yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Bullous impetigo is a contagious superficial infection occurring in intact skin. Prevalence in the general population is unknown. The disease is characterized by fragile vesicles and flaccid blisters, most often presenting as erosive lesions covered by a yellow crust. The face, trunk and extremities of children under 5 years of age (particularly neonates) are mainly affected. The disease is generally caused by group II Staphylococcus aureus.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018182), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
8 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal blistering of the skinHPOHP:0008066
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PustuleHPOHP:0200039
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Recurrent bacterial skin infectionsHPOHP:0005406
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormality of the lymphatic systemHPOHP:0100763
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- GlomerulopathyHPOHP:0100820
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)