ch. 5 Flashcards
What does impetigo look like?
amber colored crust
What’s the most common cause of strep throat, tonsillitis?
Virus
Why do people with strep throat get fever?
bc of virus
What causes scarlet fever?
Group A beta-hemolytic strep
What does scarlet fever look like?
strawberry tongue (at first white strawberry, then red
What are pastia’s lines associated with?
Scarlet fever
What do pastia’s lines look like?
transverse red streaks in areas of pressure and skin folds
What’s a common complaint with tonsilloliths?
Bad breath
What does cornebacterium cause?
Diphtheria
What causes Syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
What does primary syphilis have that’s indicative?
Chancre (painless)
What does secondary syphilis have that’s indicative?
Painless lymphadenopathy
Painless rash
Oral mucous patches
What does tertiary syphilis have that’s indicative?
gumma (hole in the palate)
What is the triad for hutchinson’s triad? (syphilis)
Hutchinson’s incisors
Ocular interstitial keratitis
Deafness
What causes gonorhea?
Neiserria gonorrhea