Micro Buzzwords- Derm Flashcards
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bartonella henselae (in AIDS pt), will have neutrophilic infiltrate vs. Kaposi which has lymphocytic
Bipolar staining Gram-negative rod
Yersenia pestis
Broad-based budding yeast
Blastomyces dermatidis
Bull’s-eye rash
(Erythema migrans) Borrelia burgdorferi
Butterfly facial rash
Lupus or Erysipelas (S. pyogenes)
Copper-colored rash
Secondary syphilis
Dewdrops on a rose petal
Herpes simplex virus
Fifth disease
Parvovirus B19 (ssDNA virus)
Fish tank granuloma
Mycobacterium marinum
Flesh-eating bacteria
Streptococcus pyogenes
Honey-crusted lesions
Impetigo (50/50 S. aureus: S.pyogenes)
Hot tub folliculitis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (non-fermenter)
Koplik spots
Measles (Rubeola virus)
Lacy body rash
Parvovirus B19
Papular/pustular rash with different stages
VZV (primary) chickenpox
Pustular rash all in same stage
Variola major virus (small pox)
Rabbit fever
Francisella tularemia (growth on BCYE)
Rash on hands/feet spreads to trunk
R. rickettsiae (Vector: Dermacentor tick)
Rash starts behind ears, spreads down body
Rubeola (Measles)
Romaña sign
T. cruzi
Rose gardener disease
Sporothrix schenckii (cigar shape)
Sandpaper rash
Scarlett fever (pyrogenic exotoxin of S. pyogenes responsible)
Slapped cheek fever
Parvovirus B19
Spaghetti and meatballs
Malassezia furfur (pityriasis versicolor)
Tzank smear
Herpes simplex virus
Wool-sorter disease
Anthrax (B. anthracis)
