Skin Infections

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Macula

Back 1

A small pigmented area or a spot that appears separate or different from the surrounding tissue.

Front 2

Papule

Back 2

A small solid raised skin lesions less than 1 cm in diameter.

Front 3

Plaque

Back 3

A flat, often raised patch on the skin

Front 4

Vesicle

Back 4

A small, fluid-filled blister

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Bulla

Back 5

A thin-walled blister greater than 1 centimeter in diameter containing clear serous fluid

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Pustule

Back 6

A small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing purulent fluid

Front 7

Ulcer

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A circumscribed, crater-like lesion in the skin

Front 8

Infection of the Keratin layer of the epidermis is often caused by what organism?

Back 8

Dermatophyte fungi

Front 9

Pyogenic infections include what?

Back 9

Folliculitis, furnucles, carbuncles, erysipelas, cellulitis.

Front 10

Diseases of the muscles include what?

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Necrotizing fasciitis, myositus or myonecrosis.

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Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by what organisms?

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Usually caused by group a strep, clostridium, staph aureus, bacteroides, aeromonas.

Front 12

Myonecrosis is caused by what organisms?

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Clostridium causes gangrene.

Front 13

Human bites are caused by what organisms?

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Commonly polymicrobial and caused by normal oral Flora, both aerobic and anaerobic

Front 14

Dog and cat bites are most commonly caused by what?

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Was coming caused by pasteurella, staph aureus, capnocytophaga, B. Bronchiseptica, and N. wearvi

Front 15

Snake bites are normally caused by what organisms?

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Gram-negative rods and clostridia

Front 16

Rat bites are caused by what organisms?

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Streptobacillus monilformis, spirillium minus.

Front 17

Postoperative wounds are usually caused by what organisms?

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Staph aureus, coag neg staph, gram-negative rods

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Burns are most commonly associated with what organisms?

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Streptococci, s. Aureus, s. Epi. Enterobactereace, pseudomonas, candida, aspergillus, various anaerobes.

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Decubitus ulcers

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Pressure sores caused by decreased Mobility. Often in areas where contamination with normal bowel floor is likely. Anaerobes, enterobacteriaceae , enterococcus, MRSA.

Front 20

Nodular lymphangitis

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Sporothrix scenkii, N. Brasiliensis, m. Marinum, leishmania, f. Tularensis

Front 21

Skin lesions secondary to bacteremia are?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, vibrio vulnificus, aeromonas. Rash of secondary syphilis

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Characteristic rashes associated with zoonotic, viral and parasitic diseases include:

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Borrelia, rickettsia, Bartonella. Measles, rubella, parvo b19, vzv, HSV. Schistosoma, filarial worms, hookworms.

Front 23

What are the four ways to obtain specimens for skin and soft tissue infections?

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Drainage, dermal scrapings, needle aspirates, swabs, tissue.