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INFECTIONS Flashcards

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1
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What is a dermatophyte infection?

A

Fungal infection

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2
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What is the name for ringworm?

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Tinea

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3
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Where is Tinea Capitis found?

A

Scalp (cap)

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4
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Where is Tinea Barbae found?

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Beard

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5
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Where is Tinea Corporis found?

A

Body

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6
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Where is Tinea Cruris found?

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Groin

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7
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Where is Tinea Manuum found?

A

Hand

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8
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Where is Tinea Pedis found?

A

Foot

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9
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Where is Tinea Unguium found?

A

Nails

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10
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What is the treatment for ringworm infections?

A

Clotrimazole

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11
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Candida Albicans is a commensal of where?

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Mouth and GI tract

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12
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Where does Candida Albicans commonly infect?

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Skin, mouth, vagina, glands of penis, skin folds, nail beds

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13
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What is the treatment of Candida Albicans?

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Nystatin or Miconazole

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14
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Describe Pityriasis vesicolour lesions?

A

Multiple hypopigmented scaly macules

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15
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Where are pityriasis versicolour lesions commonly found?

A

Trunk and back

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16
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Treatment for pityriasis versicolour?

A

Imidazole cream

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17
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What is impetigo?

A

Bacterial infection that causes sores and blisters

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18
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What bacteria commonly causes Impetigo?

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S. Aureus

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19
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What group does Impetigo commonly occur in?

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Children

20
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What is the treatment for Impetigo?

A

Fusidic Acid

Flucloxacillin

21
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What is Bullous Impetigo and what can it lead to?

A

Impetigo that causes blisters

Can lead to Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

22
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What is Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome?

A

Widespread red blistering skin that looks like a burn or scald

23
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What is the treatment for SSSS?

A

Fluclox

24
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What group are you worried about in SSSS

A

Adults (50% mortality)

Children not too worried

25
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What are the symptoms of cellulitis?

A

Hot, tender leg erythema
Often lower leg
Often blisters and swells

26
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What are the main causes of cellulitis?

A

Strep Pyogenes

S. Aureus

27
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What is Erysipelas?

A

Acute well defined cellulitis that is often found on the face

28
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What is the treatment for cellulitis?

A

Penecillin

29
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What causes Necrotising Fasciitis?

A

Group A Strep

Others

30
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What is the treatment for necrotising fasciitis?

A

Urgent surgical debridement

Benzylpenecillin and Clindimycin

31
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What is the viral infection that causes warts?

A

Human Papilloma Virus

32
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What strains of HPV cause warts?

A

1-4

33
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What strains of HPV cause genital warts?

A

6 and 11

34
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What strains of HPV cause cancer?

A

16 and 18

35
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What are the treatments for warts?

A

Salicylic Acid
Crytotherapy
(Screen for UTIs in genital warts)

36
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What is this describing?

Small, umbilicated translucent papules that look fluid filled but are solid.

A

Molluscum Contagiosum

37
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What group is Molluscum Contagiosum common in?

A

Children

38
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What is the treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum?

A

Usually self-limiting

May try cryo

39
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What virus causes Molluscum Contagiosum?

A

Poxvirus

40
Q

What is orf?

A

Disease of sheep that can cause people to develop lesions on the hands

41
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What causes orf and what is the treatment for orf?

A

Poxvirus

None, self-limiting

42
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What does Herpes Simplex cause?

A

Gingivostomatitis and cold sores

43
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What is the treatment for HSV?

A

None or

Aciclovir

44
Q

What two diseases can Varicella Zoster Virus cause?

A 
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
45
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What causes shingles?

A

Reactivation of latent varicella virus

46
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What is the treatment for Herpes Zoster (Shingles)?

A

Aciclovir

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