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  • Impetigo
  • A rash, characterized by small adjacent pus-filled blisters and caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus, is seen over the nose, cheeks, lips, and chin. This finding is typical of impetigo.

    (From TB Fitzpatrick, Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 3 ed, 1997, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 23-1; with permission.)

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