Bacterial Skin Disease Flashcards

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What is bumble foot? Which spp get this?

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  • S. aureus
  • Birds and small furries
  • usually associated with obesity/management problems
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Is pyoderma ever primary?

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No always 2*, opportunistic bacteria

- always ID and Tx underlying cause

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What may predispose to 2* pyoderma?

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  • break in physcial skin barrier (trauma)
  • loss of immunity
  • ectoparasites, alleriges, cornification defects, neoplasia, alopecia
  • endocrinopathy, metabolic/nutritional problems
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What is exudative epidermitis in pigs known as? Pathogen?

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  • staph hyacus

- Greasy pig disease

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Which bacteria are most commonly involved with pyoderma?

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> Staph (G+) 
 - s. pseudintermedius
- may be other staphs too eg. hyicus in pigs 
> Strep (G+)
> G- (esp deep pyoderma) 
- coliforms
- pseudomonas
- proteus
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History signs of pyoderma?

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  • recurrent pyoderma

- previous response to Abx therapy

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Clinical signs seen with pyoderma?

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  • papules
  • pustules
  • epidermal collarettes
  • draining sinuses
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Cytology findings of pyoderma?

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  • tape strip, impression smear stained

- need intracellular bacteria and inflammatory cells (presence of bacteria is not diagnositc)

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Is C+S used to diagnose pyoderma?

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  • NO!!!
  • used to ID organisms but not diagnose pyoderma
  • search for underlying/triggering causes
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Tx surface pyoderma?

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  • long term therapy
  • surgical correction? skin folds
  • ABx topical shampoo/cream
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What are the 3 forms of pyoderma?

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  1. Surface
    - Microbial proliferation
    - eg. Intertrigo (folds), mucocutaneous pyoderma
    - eg. pyotraumatic dermatitis [painful!]
    - bacterial overgrowth
    - pruritis
    > Superficial
    - Impetigo (puppies)
    - Folliculitis/supf. pyoderma
    - very common
    - pruritis
    > Deep
    - furunculosis
    - acne (chin)
    - bacterial granuloma
    - painful
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Ddx mucocutaneous pyoderma?

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Lupus

- if responds to Abx then is pyoderma, if not is immune mediated

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What is pyotraumatic dermatitis? What type of opyoderma is this?

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  • acute
  • Painful
  • but SURFACE pyoderma
  • hot spot or acute moist dermatitis
  • serlf trauma or bacterial invasion
    -> disruption of stratum corneum
  • often large breeds eg. retriever
    > underlying pruritic problem (FAD, anal sac irritation, otitis)
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Tx pyotraumatic dermatitis hotspots?

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  • topical Abx
  • anti-inflam depending on severity (topical/systemic GCs)
  • treat underlying causes
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What pathology is seen in similar dogs and appears similarly to pyotraumatic hot spots but is differnet? Tx?

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  • Pyotraumatic FOLLICULITIS and FURUNCULOSIS
  • satellite lesions suggest haematogenous spread = dermis
  • => deep pyoderma
  • GC CONTRAINDICATED
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What is inpetigo?

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  • pustules in interfollicular epidermis
  • young dogs affected
  • ventral abdomen common
  • often responds to topical therapy alone
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What pathogen is involved in 90% canine superficial pyoderma? Which level of dermis is afected?

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Staph pseudintermedius
- mostly endogenous strains
> superficial portion of the hair follicle typically on ventral abdomen and trunk

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What may affect clinical presentation of superficial pyoderma?

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coat length

- short coat breeds may appear moth eaten (Ddx ringworm)

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What lesions are seen with superficial pyoderma?

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In this order…
- macule
- papule
- pustule (neutrophils invade) transient, rupture, usually only a few present (if lots of pustules think PEMPHIGUS)
- epidermal collarette (central hyperpigmentation)
- alopecia and pruritis
> combination of all these

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Tx of DEEP pyoderma?

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  • serious, painful, lengthy
  • 6-10 weeks
  • discuss with owner at begninning
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Which underlying causes of deep pyoderma are there?

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  • Demodecosis very common and easy to find, ALWAYS CHECK

- immune imbalances (breed specific)

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Which pathogens are associated with deep pyoderma?

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  • Staph (60%)
  • G- and anaerobes
    > Bacterial culture ALWAYS INDICATED cf. superficial pyoderma where empirical tx for s. pseudoiontermedius is ok
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Diagnosis of deep pyoderma based on..

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  • bacterial culture
  • skin biopsy (NOT in formalin)
  • cytology, skin scrapes, bloods, imaging for underlying cause
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Lesions associated with deep pyoderma?

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  • heamorrhagic crusts
  • draining tracts
  • alopecia with no self-trauma
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What presentation of deep pyoderma is seen on the face?

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Acne under the chin

  • dogs and cats
  • chronic and young animals
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Causes of deep pyoderma acne?

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  • Cats: demodecosis, dermatophytosis, FeLV, FIV, ALLERGIES

- Dogs: short haired breeds, underlying cuases

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Tx of acne

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Shampoos, topical creeams and systemic

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What form of deep pyoderma is seen on the limbs?

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Acral lick dermatitis

  • large breed dogs
  • chronic
  • bacterial growth from >95% cases
  • underlying joint disease, allergy, behavioural (boredom?)
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Tx acral lick deep pyoderma?

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  • longterm ABx

- prevent trauma

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Duration of treatment for superficial and deep pyoderma?

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> superficial
- >3weeks or 1 week beyond complete clinical cure
deep
- >4-6 weeks or 2 weeks beyond complete clinical cure
until underlying trigger has been addressed
beware compliance

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Why are biofilms a problem?

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  • bacteria producing them are resistant to ABx (even if appear susceptable to drugs in lab)
  • no lab tests to detect biofilm
    > G+ (staph and strep, enterococcus, actinomyces, corynebactera, bacillus)
    > G- (serratia marcesens, pseudomonas aeruginosa especially, legionella, moraxella, E.coli/salmonella)
    > multidrug resistnat strains too
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Which species is C+S more often indicated?

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Cats

- predators so multiple sources of drug ingestion and ^ likelihood of resistance

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How may disease causing bacteria be distinguished from commensals on a smear?

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  • intracellular bacteria associated with inflammatory cells rather than free floating (planktonic)
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Which pathogen can all strains form a biofilm?

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pseudomonas