Infections of the Skin, Muscle and Soft Tissue Flashcards
1
Q
Mechanical barrier, protects the epidermis
A
Stratum corneum
2
Q
Causes fish-tank or swimming pool granulomas
A
Mycobacterium marinarum
3
Q
Cutaneous larva migrans/creeping eruption
A
Ancylostoma braziliense
4
Q
Herpetic whitlow: vesicle on digits of health-care workers
herpes gladiatorum: vesicles on head and neck of wrestlers
A
Herpes simplex
5
Q
Hand-foot-mouth disease
A
Coxsackie virus A16
6
Q
Bullous impetigo/ecthyma
A
S.aureus
7
Q
Impetigo contagiosa
seen in patients with Post strep GN
A
S.pyogenes
8
Q
Swimmer’s itch
A
Schistosoma
9
Q
Acne vulgaris
A
Proprionibacterium acnes
10
Q
Cercarial dermatitis
A
S.mansoni
11
Q
Verruca Vulgaris
A
HPV 1, 2, 4
12
Q
Condyloma acuminata (anogenital warts)
A
HPV 16, 11, 16, 18
13
Q
Chancroid
A
Haemophilus ducreyi
14
Q
“Dew-drop” appearance
A
Varicella
15
Q
MCC of localized folliculitis
A
S.aureus
