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Infection of Skin, Soft Tissue, Muscle, and Associated Systems Flashcards

1
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Is Staphylococcus aureus catalase positive or negative?

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Positive

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2
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Is Streptococcus pyogenes catalase positive or negative?

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Negative

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3
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S. pyogenes gram stain

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Positive

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4
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What toxin causes scarlet fever?

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Erythrogenic toxin

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5
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How do superantigens mediate their effects?

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By binding to multiple types of T cell receptors and releasing an over abundance of cytokines

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6
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What is streptolysin?

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Hemolysis enzyme produced by Streptococcus

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7
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What is streptokinase?

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Enzyme that dissolves blood clots

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8
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What is a bulla indicative of?

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Staph infection

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9
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What are carbuncle/furuncles indicative of?

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Strep infection

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10
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How does strep manifest in the skin?

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Erysipelas due to dermal lymphangitis erythema and induration (skin thickening/hardening); clear borders of rash

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11
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What does cellulitis involve?

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The hypodermis

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12
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What do red streaks in cellulitis indicate?

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Lymphangitis

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13
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What is lymphangitis?

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Inflammation of the lymphatic channels in the skin

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14
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Which cellulitis infection is faster strep or staph?

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Strep

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15
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What is necrotizing fasciitis?

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Infection of muscles and fascia (typically Strep pyogenes)

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16
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Are clostridium gram positive or negative?

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Positive

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17
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What does C. tetani cause?

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Rigid paralysis

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18
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What does C. botulinum?

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Flaccid paralysis

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19
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What does C. perfringens produce and what are it’s effects?

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Lecithinase

Dissolves cell membranes

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20
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What is C. perfringens involved in?

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Gas gangrene

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21
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What are genital warts called?

22
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Which HPV strains are associated with cervical cancer?

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16, 18, 31, 45

23
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Which strains of HPV cause genital warts?

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6, 11, 18, 31

24
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What is the HPV genome?

25
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Which genes in HPV genome are oncogenic?

26
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What proteins are desmosomes associated with?

27
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What proteins are hemidesmosomes associated with?

28
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What does viral replication require from host cells?

A

DNA replication enzymes

Transcription enzymes

29
Q

What vaccine is more effective: Gardasil or Cervarix?

30
Q

What is herpesviruses genome?

A

dsDNA viruses

31
Q

Which herpes strand is roseola infantum?

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Human Herpesvirus 6

32
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What test is used to diagnose herpes?

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Tzanck test

33
Q

How can you distinguish between HSV 1 and 2?

34
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What is indicative of measles?

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Koplick’s spots before rashes and maculopapules emerging

35
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What type of virus is measles?

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Paramyxovirus

36
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What are Paramyxovirus genome?

37
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What do Paramyxovirus use to enter cells?

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Hemagglutin for recognition of cells and fusion protein for entry

38
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What do Paramyxovirus create?

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Multinucleate giant cells (syncytia) in lungs

39
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What is togaviridae?

A

German measles (rubella)

40
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Who is affected by German measles?

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Fetus in the first three months of pregnancy

41
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What does rubella cause?

A

Cataracts

Heart defects

42
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What is the parvoviruses genome?

43
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What does parvovirus B19 cause?

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Erythem Infectiosum: slapped cheek syndrome, fever, infection of bone marrow

44
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What are small discoloration of skin patches by fungi?

A

Pityriasis versicolor

45
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What causes Pityriasis versicolor?

A

Malassezia furfur

46
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How do you treat malassezia furfur?

A

Selenium sulphide or azole

47
Q

What are three dermatophytes (ringworms)?

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Epidermophyton, Trichophyton, and Microsporum

48
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What type of skin can candida albicans infect?

49
Q

What grow subcutaneously in nodules?

A

Sporothrix schenkii

typically found in farmers from thorns pricking

50
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What are two systemic mycosis?

A

Blastomyces and Coccidioides

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