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the skin is composed of two distinct layers...
the deeper dermis and the superficial epidermis
........is an oily lipid secreted by sebaceous glands in the dermis also, has antimicrobial properties
sebum
what are common beacteria infecting the skin.......(3)
Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Propionibacterium
...........is an infection of a hair follicle that causes the base of the folicle to become red, swollen, andpus filled
Folliculitis
folliculitis on this skin is called a..........whereas at the bas of an eye lid it is called.....a
pimple, sty
..a...........resultes when folliculitis spreads to surrounding tissue, and where several furuncles join...a ..........is formed
foruncle, carbuncle
what are the most common cause of folliculitis?
Staphylococcus epidermis, and Staphyloccuccus aureus
a................infection with a strain of S aureus causes cells of the epidermis to separate from one another and from underlying tissue
staphyloccucall scalded skin syndrome
........also called pyoderma, is a contagious skin disease caused by S. auereus or streptoccoccus pyogenes
Impetigo
Impetigo is characterized.......
presence of small, red patches that develop into oozing, pus-filled vesicles
..........results when impetigo spreads to the lymph nodes causing pain, fevor chills
Erysipelas
what causes Necrotizing Fasciitis?
S pyogenes
Necrotizing Fasciitis is also known as.......
flesh eating strep
Acne is caused by...
propionibacteria, gram positive diptheroids normally found on the skin
Acne is characterized by
the presence ofpimples filled with dead bacteria and living leukocytes
acne can be treated with
acutane
what causes cat scratch disease?
Bartonella henselae, a gram negative aerobic bacillus
cat scratch disease is characterized by...
a few days of fever
Pseudomonas infection is cause by
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
how does Pseudomonas attack, or who is most vunerable?
it gains entry through burn victims
anthrax has three distinct clinal manifestations they are?
gastrointestinal, inhalation, cutaneous
what causes anthrax?
Bacillus anthracis
a solid skin nodule that spreads to form a painless swollen black ulcer by anthrax is called an
eschar
.......devlops when blood supply to a tissue is interrupted and is related with gas gangrene
ischemia
........can develop in the dead tissue that was once ischemic, caused by Clostridium
gas gangrene
what causes small pox?
poxvirus
small pox progresses through a series of stages, they are?
from flat macules, to raised papules, to fluid filled vesicles, to pus filled pustules
what is another term for smallpox virus?
variola
small pox exists in two strains they are?
variola major, and variola minor
what are the two type of herpes viruses?
HSV-1 and HSV-2
(related to herpes) is a severe infection in the oral cavity
herpetic gingivostomatitis
what causes warts?
Papillomavirus
genital warts may grow to becom giant protrusions called...
condylomata acuminata
what causes chickenpox?
Varicella-zoster virus
.......are painful band of lesions caused by the reactivated chickenpox virus, that travels down the nerve they inhabit
shingles
this is also known as german measles and three-day measles
rubella
..........is a benign disease in children , but deadly to pregnant women
rubella
what causes rubella
rubi virus
..........also known as reubeola, is one of the more contagious and serious of the childhood viral diseases
Measles
measles is associated with.......spots on the mucous membrands of the mouth, and......... a progressive disease of the central nervous system
Koplik's and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
what causes measles?
morbillivirus
what causes Erythema infectiosum, which is characterized by a mild rash that begins on the face and spreads to the trunk an limbs
Erythrovirus
..........are fungal diseasesm, note that fungal diseases are mainley opportunistic
mycoses
,,,,,,,,are confined to the hair, nails, and outer layers of the skin, all of which are composed of dead cells filled with keratin
superficial mycoses
superficial fungi produce..........an enzyme that dissolves keratin
keratinase
......causes hypo or hyperpigmented patches of skin.
pityriasis versicolor
..............are cutaneous infections caused by dermatophytes, fungi that feed on keratin and colonize dead layers of skin, nails, and hair
dermatophytoses
.........are tumorlike infections of the skin, fascia, and bones of the hands or feet cause by soil fungi
Mycetomas
..........is a parasitic protozoan transmitted to humans by sand flies
leishmania
there are three forms of sishmaniasis what are they?
cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral
what causes scabies?
Sarcopes scabiei
....a disease characterized by intesnely itch lesions, by burrowing into human skin and triggering inflammation
scabies