Microbiology Quiz Skin Wounds and Diseases Flashcards
Abscess/Folliculitis Causative Organisms
Staphylococcus Aureus Staphylococcus Epidermidis
“Hot Tub” Folliculitis Causative Organism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) Causative Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus
Impetigo (Pyoderma) Causative Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus (80%) Streptococcus pyogenes (20%)
Erysipelas Causative Organisms
Streptococcus pyogenes (most cases) Staphylococcus aureus (occasionally)
Necrotizing Fasciitis Causative Organisms
Streptococcus pyogenes
Acne Causative Organism
Propionibacterium acnes
Cat Scratch Disease/Fever Causative Organism
Bartonella henselae
Pseudomonas Infection Causative Organism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Causative Organism
Rickettsia ricketsii
Cutaneous Anthrax Causative Organism
Bacillus anthracis
Gas Gangrene Causative Organism
Clostridium perfringens
Smallpox (aka Variola) Causative Organism
Smallpox virus (Orthopox virus)
Molluscum Contagiosum Causative Organism
Molluscum Contagiosum virus (Molluscipoxvirus)
Monkeypox Causative Organism
Monkeypox virus (orthopoxvirus)
Herpes labialis (oral herpes) Causative Organism
Mainly Human Herpes Virus (HHV-1) (aka Herpes Simplex)
Herpetic Whitlow Causative Organism
Mainly HHV-1 (aka herpes simplex)
Herpes gladiatorum Causative Organism
Mainly HHV-1 (aka herpes simplex)
Chickenpox (aka Varicella) Causative Organism
HHV-3 (aka Varicella-Zoster)
Abscess/Folliculitis Major Symptoms
Red, itching, burning… may drain pus, blood, or both (pimple, sty, furuncle, carbuncle)
“Hot Tub” Folliculitis Major Symptoms
small “pimples” on stomach, buttocks, arms and legs
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) Major Symptoms
Skin peels off in sheets; Reddening of skin; begins near mouth, spreads over entire body
Impetigo (Pyoderma) Major Symptoms
Small, flattened red patches on face and limbs; develop into pus filled vesicles that crust (pyoderma)
Erysipelas Major Symptoms
Fiery red rash with sharply defined raised borders
Necrotizing Fasciitis Major Symptoms
Spreads along fascia; Destruction of Muscle and fat tissue (necrosis), multiple organ failure
Acne Major Symptoms
Infection of hair follicle, sebaceous glands
Cat Scratch Disease/Fever Major Symptoms
Bump or blister at site of injury, lymphadenopathy
Pseudomonas Infection Major Symptoms
Fever, chills, and the production of purulent matter in infected wounds
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Major Symptoms
Non-itchy spotted rash on trunk and appendages; Including soles and palms; petechiae Fever, headaches, chills, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting
Cutaneous Anthrax Major Symptoms
Spreads to form painless, swollen, black, crusty ulder (eschar); Releases anthrax into blood, producing toxemia
Gas Gangrene Major Symptoms
Foul-smelling; gas bubbles Intense pain; necrosis; shock, kidney failure, death
Smallpox (aka Variola) Major Symptoms
Pox lesions that progress through series of stages
Molluscum Contagiosum Major Symptoms
Raised, pearl-like waxy papules
Monkeypox Major Symptoms
Pox lesions that progress through a series of stages
Herpes labialis (oral herpes) Major Symptoms
Blisters on Face/Mouth recurrent, painful, slow-spreading
Herpetic Whitlow Major Symptoms
Blisters on Finger Recurrent, painful, slow spreading
Herpes gladiatorum Major Symptoms
Blisters anywhere on body Recurrent, painful, slow-spreading
Chickenpox (aka Varicella) Major Symptoms
Extremely itchy, fluid filled blisters all over the body
