• Infez Med · Jun 2012

    Comparative Study

    Case detection rates of impetigo by gender and age.

    • Kyriakos P Kiriakis, Aline Tadros, Anastasia Dimou, Marianna Karamanou, Fotini Banaka, and Iliana Alexoudi.
    • Department of Dermatology and Venereology, West Attica General Hospital St. Barbara, Athens, Greece.
    • Infez Med. 2012 Jun 1;20(2):105-7.

    AbstractA cross sectional study was carried out (impetigo cases n=265, relative prevalence 5.3%, among 50,237 outpatients). Males predominated in childhood, adulthood and overall (OR 2.0) and exhibited a more protracted susceptibility. Impetigo was more prevalent in summer months. Lesions were located on the head and neck (65.4%), followed by 19.6% on an upper extremity and by 7.5% each on the trunk and a lower extremity.

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