Infections 2 Flashcards
Sporotrichosis(st)
By Sporothrix schenkeii
On histology asteroid bodies seen
Cutaneous st tt
Itraconazole
Lymphocutaneous st tt
Itraconazole
Systemic st tt
Amphotericin B
Chromoblastomycosis
By foncesea group
And by phaellophora verrucosa
On histology- medlar/sclerotic/ copper penny bodies seen
Koebner phenomena
True - psoriasis, vitiligo, lichen planus
False- warts, mollascum contagiosum
Reverse - psoriasis
Anogenital wart tt
Imiquamod fb potophyllotoxic
Imiquamod
Use for
Anogenital wart
Actinic keratosis
Superficial basal cell CA
Moa - act on toll like receptors 7,8
Mollascum contagiosum
By poxvirus
Histology - handerson patterson bodies
Herpes labialis
By HSV1
Reactivate in fever and form fever blisters or cold sores
Herpes genitalis
By HSV 2
Form polycyclic erosions
Herpes zoster
By varicella zoster
Present along thoracic dermatomes
Cx is post herpetic neuralgia and tt is pregabalin and gabapentin
Cutaneous tb
Exogenous - tubercular chancre
-tbvc (anatomist wart)
Endogenous
- lupus vulgaris (apple jelly nodules)
- scrofuloderma
Tuberculids
- papulonecrotic
- micronodular/ lichen scrofulosum
- erythema induratum of Bazin
Undermined edges lesions
- tubercular chancre
- chancroid
- pyoderma granulosum
Leprosy
IL 2, 12, IFN Y becomes IL 5 and 10
Grenz zone free in LL