What are the signs of recovery from impetigo?

Impetigo is a suppurative infection caused by bacteria that causes blisters, pustules, and papules to appear on the surface of the skin. Signs of recovery from impetigo are crusting and falling off of the sores, disappearance of the pustules, absence of itching on the surface of the skin, and smoothness of the skin. 1. Sores crusting over and falling off: When impetigo is recovering, sores will start to crust over and the skin will itch a little, indicating that the skin tissue is growing and repairing and the crusts will fall off automatically after recovery. 2. Pustules disappear: after impetigo skin surface will appear containing yellow pus lumps, the liquid is produced by the inflammatory reaction. When the disease is under control, the liquid in the pustules will be slowly absorbed and eventually the whole pustule will disappear. 3. Skin surface without itching, become smooth: when the skin surface pus infection will appear erosion, oozing, broken and other inflammatory reactions and with skin itching. When impetigo recovery inflammatory reaction will automatically subside, no vesicles, broken, itchy skin and other phenomena will be relieved, the skin will return to smooth. If you suffer from impetigo should be timely to the hospital, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.