Question 113 · LEK · Impetigo
Superficial vesicular and purulent eruptions, with honey colored crusts over dried lesions, usually located in the lip area are characteristic of:
- A. erysipelas.
- B. fungal skin infection.
- C. orf.
- D. impetigo.
- E. psoriasis.
Hint
Honey-coloured crusts around the mouth are a textbook sign of a superficial, highly contagious bacterial skin infection of children.
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