KOH and bugs

Question 1

What is the use of KOH?

Answer 1

to diagnose skin infections

Question 2

scabies

Answer 2

superficial parasitic skin infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei

contagious and transmitted through skin

presents with puritic papules, usually somewhat scaly in warm areas of the body

can see linear “burrows”

Question 3

Norwegian Scabies

Answer 3

immunocompromised patients with crusted presentation

hundreds to millions of scapies in the person

Question 4

treatment of scabies

Answer 4

topical medication (permetrhing)

treat all close contacts

Question 5

What disease does lice in clothing transmit?

Answer 5

epidmic typhus

Question 6

What disease do tics transmit?

Answer 6

lyme disease

Question 7

Erythema migrans

Answer 7

presentation of lyme disease

initial erythamatous macule or papule that enlarges within days to form an expanding annular lesion with a distinct red border and partial clearing

Question 8

bed bugs

Answer 8

bte reactions on exposed sites with tow or three lesions in a row

eggs can survive for long times

Question 9

tunga penetrans (tungiasis)

Answer 9

flea burrows into skin and lay eggs

wear closed to shoes to prevent

Question 10

myiasis

Answer 10

parasitic infestation of the body of a live mammal by fly larvae (maggots) that grow inside the host while feeding on tissue