Contraindications Flashcards
Name a viral contraindication found usually around the mouth and nose. Swollen, red, blisters that burst and become crusty and scabby.
Herpes simplex
Name a bacterial infection found at the base of an eyelash follicle.
Stye
Name a fungal infection thats a red circle and clear in the middle.
Tinea corporis (ringworm)
What is the term for a collection of infected hair follicles?
Carbuncle
What is a bacterial infection in the eye that causes watering and sticking together?
Conjunctivitus
What would you call an allergic reaction that produces a red rash all over the body?
Urticaria (hives)
What bacterial infection starts with blisters that burst and becomes honey coloured and scabby?
Impetigo
What non contagious skin condition is recognised by dryness, flaking and sensitivity?
Eczema
What skin condition is recognised by dry silvery scales on the skin
Psoriasis
What kind of contraindication is scabies?
Infestation
What do you call a vein thats valves have weakened and the appear knotted, swollen and bluish / purple in colour.
Varicose vein
What is folliculitis?
A bacterial infection where pustules develop in the skin tissue around the hair follicle.
