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Vessicle
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A fluid-filled blister; example: Herpes simplex 1.
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blister
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Bulla
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A vessicle larger than 1 cm.
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vessicle
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Maculle
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A flat, red lesion.
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Pustule
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Papule with pus.
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Papule
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A small, solid elevationof the skin.
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Normal flora (microbioata)
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Is gram-positive, can be cured by PCN, is salt tolerant, and includes: 1) staphylococi, 2) micrococci, and 3) diptheroids.
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G+/-?
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Sty
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An infected follicle of an eyelash.
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sty=eye
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Folliculitis
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An infection of a hair follicle. It often appears as a pimple.
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hair follcile
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Furuncle (boil)
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A more serious follicle infection; a type of abcess.
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abcess
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Carbuncle
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A hard, round deep inflammation of the tissue under the skin.
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under skin
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Abcess
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A localized region of pus surrounded by inflammed tissue.
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localized
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Exfoliative toxin
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the toxin responsible for scalded skin syndrome.
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Staphylococcal infections of skin
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They always carry the risk of the underlying tissue becoming infected or the infection entering the bloodstream.
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risks?
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Stahpylococcus epidermidis
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Gram-positive cocci which is coagulase-negative (meaning it does not have the ability to coagulate: clot)
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G+/-, ability to clot?
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Stahpylococcus aureus
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Gram-positive cocci that is coagulase-positive. It produces leukocidin.
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