Skin Health; Understanding Skin Lesions
Written by Timothy Okooboh It was 7.00 Am on Monday morning. Aliyu's mom walked into her five year old son's room to prepare him for school. But to her surprise, she noticed an unusual appearance on his face, around his nose and mouth. Oh my God! What are these? She said. She placed the palm of her hands around his neck to feel his temperature and observed that it was slightly higher than normal. She hurriedly took him to a nearby health centre, panting and beckoned to a nurse to take her to the doctor. Calm down madam said the nurse, what is the matter? It's my son, said the mother, he is not alright. I need to see the doctor immediately. Finally, it got to their turn. After one minute of physical examination, the doctor said, your son has some reddish crusts and blisters around his nose and mouth. This is impetigo. Impeti what? Said Aliyu's mom. Oh don't panic madam. Impetigo is a bacteria skin infection. I will prescribe an antibiotic for Aliyu. He will ...