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infection by pseudomonads
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P.aeroginosa
gram neg rod pyocyanin/produce blue-green pus otitis externa post burn ifection infection antibiotic/cephalosporin |
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inflammatory acne
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propionbacterium acnes
gram pos. aerotolerant anerobic rod tx/benzoyl peroxide/blue light |
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blackhead
whitehead |
comedonal acne
sebum channels blodked with shed cells skin swells over pores |
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nodular cystic acne
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deeper tissues involved
antibiotics /isotretinoin |
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poxiviruses
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transmitted by respiratory route
infect various organs circulate thru body in blood/ eventually cause infection of skin (small pox/chicken pox) |
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chicken pox
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cause
varicella zoster virus HHV3 (human herpes virus 3) respiratory localizes in skin/pus filled vesicles virus remain latent in dorsal root ganglia |
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shingles
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reactivation of latent
HHV3 release virus that move along peripheral nerve to skin |
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measles virus
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respiratory
causes macular rash syncytia tx/vaccine live attenuated MMR |
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german measles
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rubella virus
rash/vever cause/inhibition of initusis induces apoptosis MMR vaccine |
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candidias albicans (yeast)
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result from suppression of competing bacteria by antibiotics
dev. on skin/mouth/genitourinary tract can cause thrush infection of mucous memebranes of mouth tx/miconazole,nystatin binds cell membrane, aids lysis |
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ringworm
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fungal infection (mycosis)
dermatophyte scalp/tinea capitas body/tinea corpis foot/tinea pedis nail/tinea unuium tx/diflucan/lamisil |
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impetigo
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local infection
pustules rupture/become crusted spread by contact and penetration thru abrasion cause/S. aureus tx/cephalexin |
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cellulitis
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attack solid dussue
infection of dermis/subcutaneous tisse bacterial/fungal |
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lymphagitis
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immonocopromised individual at risk
S. aureus oral/IV antibiotic/cephalexin |
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myositis
necrotizing fasciitis |
attack muscle
attack muscle covering flesh eating disease surgical removal IV antibiotics transmission/other skin ifections thru cuts/abrasions cause streppyogenes,S.aureus |
