Major symptoms Flashcards
Folliculitis
Pimples
Sty
Infection of eyelash follicle
Boil
Skin abscess
Impetigo
Isolated crusty pustules that rupture
Scalded skin syndrome
Skin appears very red and peels
Erysipelas
Reddish patches with raised margins
Necrotizing fascitis
Flesh-eating bacteria
Otitis externa
“Swimmer’s ear”
Comedonal acne
Mild acne
Inflammatory acne
Moderate acne
Nodular cystic acne
Nodules or cysts-scars remain
Warts
Benign lesions
Small pox
Pustular lesions, organ damage
Chicken pox
Vesicles that fill with pus, rupture, then scab
Shingles
Vesicles with burning/stinging pain
Cold sores
Cold sores
Measles
Macular rash-large red spots; Koplik spots
German measles (rubella)
Macular rash-small red spots
Tinea capitis
Ringworm of scalp (dandruff)
Tinea cruris
Jock itch (ringworm of groin)
Tinea pedis
Athlete’s foot
Tinea unguium
Toenail fungus
Thrush
Fungal infection in newborn’s mouth
Pediculosis
Head lice
Meningococcal meningitis
Rash that doesn’t fade when touched; death within few hours of onset of symptoms
Listeriosis
Flulike symptoms, can lead to miscarriage or stillborn babies when infecting the pregnant
Tetanus
Muscles cannot relax
Botulism
Flaccid paralysis for 1-10 days; death due to respiratory or cardiac failure
Tuberculoid leprosy (early stage)
Loss of skin sensation, discoloration of the skin
Lepromatous leprosy (untreated)
Disfiguring nodules all over body (necroting tissue)
Poliomyelitis
Paralysis of respiratory muscles and extremities
Rabies
Hydrophobia, foaming at the mouth
Arboviral encephalitis
Chills, headache, fever, mental confusion, coma, permanent neurological problems, polio-like symptoms, fatal encephalitis
Zika
Fever, headache, joint/muscle pain, microcephaly in infants