Chapter 21 - Skin & Eye Infections Flashcards
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4 ways mucous membranes defend from microbes
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Mucous membranes line bod cavities, epithelial cells attach to ECM, cells screte mucous, some cells have cilia
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3 ways the skin defends against microbes
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Salt inhibition, lysozymes hydrolyze PG, fatty acid inhibition
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3 normal microbiota
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Streptococci, micrococci, diptheroids
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Exanthem
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Skin rash arising from another focus of infection
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Enanthem
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Mucous membrane rash arising from another focus of infection
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4 variations of skin infections
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Vesicle, Bulla, macule, postule
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Bulla
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Wide and low fluid filled infection that is sensitive