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Who does impetigo usually affect?

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Children

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Which bacteria cause impetigo?

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Staph aureus

Strep pyogenes

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Which bacteria is more common in tropical areas?

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Streptococcal - more common in warmer/humid climates

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What are the 2 types of presentation of impetigo?

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Non-bullous

  • tiny pustules/vesicles that rapidly evolve
  • honey crusted plaques
  • satellite lesions due to autoinoculation

Bullous

  • thin roof, easily rupture
  • painful
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How do you treat impetigo?

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Flucloxacillin or clarithromycin (especially if bullous)

Good hygiene

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What is a complication of impetigo?

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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (when S. aureus releases epidermolytic toxins)

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What are the main risk factors of cellulitis?

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Diabetes
Cancer
Immunodeficiency
Venous insufficiency 
Obesity
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Which bacteria most commonly cause cellulitis?

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Staphylococcus aureus
Group A beta-haemolytic streptococci (e.g. Strep pyogenes)
Clostridium perfringens - surgical wounds

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Suggest appropriate therapy for each of the following:

a) Staphylococcus aureus
b) Streptococcus pyogenes
c) MRSA -

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a) Staphylococcus aureus - flucloxacillin or vancomycin/clarithromycin in allergy
b) Streptococcus pyogenes - IV benzylpenicillin with oral switch to amoxicillin after 48 hrs or clarithromycin/clindamycin/vancomycin
c) MRSA - vancomycin with oral switch to clarithromycin, tetracycline or linezolid

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What would the area look/feel like? What area of body is usually affected?

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Erythema, swelling, warmth, pain

Lower limb

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What additional presentation would be seen in clostridium perfringens cellulitis?

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Crepitus (anaerobic organism)

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What are some complications of cellulitis if left untreated?

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Abscess
Gangrene
Necrotising fasciitis
Osteomyelitis

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What organisms cause folliculitis?

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Bacterial - S. aureus
Fungal - Pityrosprorum ovale
Virus - HSV, herpes zoster

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What causes scabies?

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Parasitic infection of sarcoptes scabiei mite that deposits eggs into epidermal burrow

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What are the symptoms of scabies? Where are the symptoms usually felt?

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Intensely pruritic papular eruption

Especially in interdigital and flexural creases

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When are the symptoms of scabies worse?

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at night or after a hot bath/shower

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How do you treat scabies?

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Permethrin - topical over the whole body

Antihistamines

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How can you diagnose scabies?

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Ink burrow test - with a marker pen draw along any bumps then wipe the pen away. If there are scabies, lines of ink will remain in the burrows.

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What is the difference between HSV1 and HSV2?

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HSV1 - oral infections e.g. cold scores (however can cause genital infection if transferred from cold sores)
HSV2 - primarily genital infection

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Is herpes simplex curable?

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No it is a life-long latent systemic infection. It lies dormant in CNS sensory ganglia.

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What can cause reactivation of herpes simplex?

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Reactivation from CNS sensory ganglia due to:

  • Injury
  • UV light
  • Stress
  • Hormones
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How does HSV2 present?

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Initial prodrome - fever, headache, malaise
Discharge, oedema, dysuria
Many painful blisters
Tender bilateral lymphadenitis

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What is the incubation time for HSV2?

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What CNS conditions can herpes simplex viruses cause?

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HSV-1 - encephalitis

HSV-2 - meningitis

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What is the treatment for herpes simplex virus?
Aciclovir
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What virus is chickenpox caused by?
Varicella zoster virus = HHV-3
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What is the incubation period for VZV and when is someone infectious?
Incubation period: 14 days (1-3 weeks) Infectious 1-2 days before symptoms and 5 days after onset
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Describe a chicken pox rash
Starts with small erythematous macules, that progress to papules and finally clear vesicles. The vesicles burst and crust over. Highly pruritic Limb sparing
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Who should avoid contact with someone with chickenpox?
Pregnant women | Give them Ig if they are not immune
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What are some serious complications of chickenpox?
Viral pneumonia | Encephalitis
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What virus is shingles caused by?
Herpes Zoster i.e. reactivation of varicella zoster virus from CNS sensory ganglia
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How does shingles present?
Prodrome = burning, itching, paraesthesia, malaise Eruptive phase = acute neuritic pain, vesicles and erythematous swellings affecting an isolated dermatome
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How long is shingles infectious for?
Until all vesicles have crusted over
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Where would a shingles infection cause more serious problems?
Ophthalmic VZV can cause blindness Facial nerve -> Ramsay-Hunt syndrome which can cause facial paralysis and hearing loss in affected ear (due to proximity of vestibulocochlear nerve)
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What virus causes molluscum contagiosum and which subtype is most common?
MCV (a pox virus) | 4 subtypes - MCV1 is most common
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What is the incubation period for MCV?
2-12 weeks
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How does molluscum contagiosum present?
Dome-shaped, flesh-coloured or pearly white papules with central umbilication distributed in clusters
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What fungal infection causes patches of altered skin pigmentation?
Pityriasis versicolor caused by Malassezia yeasts
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What parts of the body are most commonly affected by pityriasis versicolor?
Sebum-rich sites e.g. back, chest, face, upper arms
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Aside from altered pigmentation, what else might be present in pityriasis versicolor?
Superficial fine powdery scale (can be seen by stretching the skin)
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What is first-line treatment for pityriasis versicolor?
Antifungal shampoo e.g. ketoconazole shampoo
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What can occur due to poor steroid inhaler technique? What does it look like?
Oral candidiasis Patches of curd-like, white/yellow plaques on tongue and palate
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Which type of Candida causes oral and vaginal candidiasis?
Candida albicans
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How does vaginal candidiasis present?
Itching, soreness, inflammation, discharge, dyspareunia (pain on intercourse), dysuria
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Who is particularly at risk of recurrent candida infections?
Immunocompromised Antibiotic use Diabetics
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What causes ring-shaped lesions with red scaly border and clear centre?
Tinea corporis | AKA ring-worm
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Who gets tinea pedis and what does it look like?
'Athlete's foot' - moist environment and laceration of skin White, cracked, softened areas between toes Diffuse scaling on sole/side of foot Inflammatory vesicobullous eruption on soles
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What is the fungal infection of a nail called?
Tinea unquium
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What can be used to detect fungal infections?
Wood's light = UV light | Causes fungus to fluoresce

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