INFECTIONS

Question 1

What is a dermatophyte infection?

Answer 1

Fungal infection

Question 2

What is the name for ringworm?

Answer 2

Tinea

Question 3

Where is Tinea Capitis found?

Answer 3

Scalp (cap)

Question 4

Where is Tinea Barbae found?

Answer 4

Beard

Question 5

Where is Tinea Corporis found?

Answer 5

Body

Question 6

Where is Tinea Cruris found?

Answer 6

Groin

Question 7

Where is Tinea Manuum found?

Answer 7

Hand

Question 8

Where is Tinea Pedis found?

Answer 8

Foot

Question 9

Where is Tinea Unguium found?

Answer 9

Nails

Question 10

What is the treatment for ringworm infections?

Answer 10

Clotrimazole

Question 11

Candida Albicans is a commensal of where?

Answer 11

Mouth and GI tract

Question 12

Where does Candida Albicans commonly infect?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What is the treatment of Candida Albicans?

Answer 13

Nystatin or Miconazole

Question 14

Describe Pityriasis vesicolour lesions?

Answer 14

Multiple hypopigmented scaly macules

Question 15

Where are pityriasis versicolour lesions commonly found?

Answer 15

Trunk and back

Question 16

Treatment for pityriasis versicolour?

Answer 16

Imidazole cream

Question 17

What is impetigo?

Answer 17

Bacterial infection that causes sores and blisters

Question 18

What bacteria commonly causes Impetigo?

Answer 18

S. Aureus

Question 19

What group does Impetigo commonly occur in?

Answer 19

Children

Question 20

What is the treatment for Impetigo?

Answer 20

Fusidic Acid

Flucloxacillin

Question 21

What is Bullous Impetigo and what can it lead to?

Answer 21

Impetigo that causes blisters

Can lead to Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

Question 22

What is Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome?

Answer 22

Widespread red blistering skin that looks like a burn or scald

Question 23

What is the treatment for SSSS?

Answer 23

Fluclox

Question 24

What group are you worried about in SSSS

Answer 24

Adults (50% mortality)

Children not too worried

Question 25

What are the symptoms of cellulitis?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What are the main causes of cellulitis?

Answer 26

Strep Pyogenes | S. Aureus

Question 27

What is Erysipelas?

Answer 27

Acute well defined cellulitis that is often found on the face

Question 28

What is the treatment for cellulitis?

Answer 28

Penecillin

Question 29

What causes Necrotising Fasciitis?

Answer 29

Group A Strep | Others

Question 30

What is the treatment for necrotising fasciitis?

Answer 30

Urgent surgical debridement | Benzylpenecillin and Clindimycin

Question 31

What is the viral infection that causes warts?

Answer 31

Human Papilloma Virus

Question 32

What strains of HPV cause warts?

Answer 32

1-4

Question 33

What strains of HPV cause genital warts?

Answer 33

6 and 11

Question 34

What strains of HPV cause cancer?

Answer 34

16 and 18

Question 35

What are the treatments for warts?

Answer 35

Salicylic Acid Crytotherapy (Screen for UTIs in genital warts)

Question 36

What is this describing? | Small, umbilicated translucent papules that look fluid filled but are solid.

Answer 36

Molluscum Contagiosum

Question 37

What group is Molluscum Contagiosum common in?

Answer 37

Children

Question 38

What is the treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum?

Answer 38

Usually self-limiting | May try cryo

Question 39

What virus causes Molluscum Contagiosum?

Answer 39

Poxvirus

Question 40

What is orf?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

What causes orf and what is the treatment for orf?

Answer 41

Poxvirus | None, self-limiting

Question 42

What does Herpes Simplex cause?

Answer 42

Gingivostomatitis and cold sores

Question 43

What is the treatment for HSV?

Answer 43

None or | Aciclovir

Question 44

What two diseases can Varicella Zoster Virus cause?

Answer 44

``` Varicella (Chickenpox) Herpes Zoster (Shingles) ```

Question 45

What causes shingles?

Answer 45

Reactivation of latent varicella virus

Question 46

What is the treatment for Herpes Zoster (Shingles)?

Answer 46

Aciclovir