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Cellultis
What is it ?

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*** Acute Inflammatory **Condition of skin characerized by Localized:
* Pain, Erythema, Swelling, Heat
* Usualy infection of LE but can be anywhere

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Cellulitis caused

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  • Indigenous Flora (Colonizing Skin ) or
  • Exogenous Bacteria : Wide variety.
  • Access Epidermitis: from cracks, abrasions, cuts, burns, bites.
  • If skin compromised can develop cellulitis
  • MRSA Replacing MSSA inpatien & outpatient settin
    *
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Purulent VS Non-Purulent

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  • Purulet Cellulits: MRSA/MSSA - Focal infection
  • Non-Purelent : S Pyogenes > Rapid Spread > Diffuse Associates Lyphagitis
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Cellulits

*Most common Portal of Entry :
Healthy person LE Due to

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  • **Web intertrigo with fissuring **
  • Tinea Pedis : Complicated By
    Intertrigo is not inflammatory skin condition it lead to fungal to** bacterial i**nfection
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Cellulitis
Most common bacteria

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> ** Gram positive cocci : **
Group A beta hemolytic &
S. aureus

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S Pyogenes

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non -purulent
Rapidly spread
Associate w Lymphagitis

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Cellulits :
Rare Bacterian

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**Gram Negative **
**Pseudomonas Aeruginosa **
Occurs in :
* Hospitanlized and Immunocompromized pt
* Steping on Nail : Deep Tissue Injury
* **Pseumomonas = DTI **

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Cellulitis:
Recurrent

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**Streptococcal Cellulitsi : Group A, C, or G **

  • Venous Statis, Saphenous Venectomy From CABG
  • Chronic Lymphedema.
  • Lymph node dissection
  • Milroy Disease (disease that effect the function of lymphatic System )
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CEllulits :
Elderly Population

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With DM and PVD
Group B Step: **Streptoccocus Agalactiae **-

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Cellulitis Clinical Manifestations

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Classic Findings:
* Pain, Erythema, Swelling, Heat
* Begins as Small Tender Patch
* Expands over Hours : 6 to 36 HRs

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Cellulits : Labs

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  • Leukocytosis
  • At least Neutrophilia
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B/L Cellulitis

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  • Very uncommon
  • DDx Statis Dermatitis
  • **Consider Crytococcal **
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Worsening Infection

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  • Chills, Fever, malaise
  • Lymphagtitis and Lymphdenopathy
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Cellulitis : Complications

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Septicemia
And
Shock

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Cellultis :
Animal or Human Bites

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  • Augementin
  • Ampicillin
  • Cefoxitin ( 2nd Generation )
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Cellulits TX:
Empirical TX

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  • Cover for both Strep and Steph : Gm +
    *
  • Cefazolin 1gram TID (1st generation Cef) OR
  • Rocephin
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Cellulitis DX

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  • Clinical Observation:
  • R/O Statis Dermatitis , DVT vs Cellulitis
  • Definitive DX: Wound culture and Gram’s stain( from wound)
  • Skip Biopsy: Immunocompromised pt looking for uncommon Bacteria
    *
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Cellulits :
Pseudomonas Aeroginosa

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**** Most common Penetrating injury Stepping on Nail
**ABG Coverage: **
** Gram negative **

  • **Aminoglycoside **(Gentamycin )
  • 3rd gen Cephalosporin (Cefriaxone; Cefotaxine, Cephaxide)
  • Semi-Synthetic PNC (Zosyn )
  • Fluoroquinolone (Ciprofloxacin; Levofloxacin )
  • For 7 to 10 days
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Overview

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  • Leading cause of Non-Traumatic LE ambutation
  • Major source of Morbidity
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DM Ulcer :

**Reason of Increased incidence of ulcer Involves
Multiple Factors **

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* Neuropathy & Abnormal foot Biomechanics : Interferes with normal Protective Mechanisms
* PAD & Poor wound Healing : Impeded Integrity

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DM Ulcers: Risk Factors

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Male, DM > 10 yrs, smoking, Visual impairment, Poor Glycemic control, Dialsys

**Attentin to Risk Factors :
PVd, smoking, Dyslipidemia, HTN, Obesity, Glycemic Control: Impove

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DM Ulcers: Common Areas

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Great Toe
Metatarsophlangeal
Plantar
14 to 24% Undergo Amputation

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DM Foot Ulcers:
Clinical Findings

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  • Asymptomatic vs Symptomatic
  • Plantar Surgace: Most common Site
  • Nerupatic Ulcer vs Infection (Cellulitis around )
  • Gas Gangrene w/c Clostriial
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DU: Infectious Etiology

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Multiple Organisms:
* **Aerobic Gram-positive Cocci **: Most common (Staphylococus species; Streptococcus species; Group A, B, MRSA )
* Aerobic & Anaerobic Gram negative Bacilli

Empirical Coverrege

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DM Ulcer : TX Plan

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  • Identification of High-Risk Patient
  • Education and Prevention
  • Anual Foot Exam
  • Screening the Asymtomatic for PAD ( > 50 yrs with DM; ABI (Ankle Brakial Index ultrasound check for PVD for high risk pt
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DM: Patient Education

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  • Daily Inspection feet and fot Hygiene
  • Avoidance of self TX
  • Prompt consultation (podiatry)
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DM Ulcer: Risk Factor Modifications

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  • Orthotic Shoes and Devices
  • Callus Management and nail Care
  • Prophylactic Measures: Reduce abnormal bone abnormalities pressure
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DM Ulcer DX

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I**nitial Imaging **
* Plain Radiography (XRAY )
* MRI (R/O Osteomyelitis)
* Nuclear Medicine tagged WBC ( if pt has metal in a body)

laboratry: CBC, CMP, Wound & BC

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DM Ulcer

DX: Mild Infection tx

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PO **Cephlosporin (Augmentin ) **

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DM Ulcer: Prior Hx MRSA

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Clindamycin (Baware C/Diff)
Docycyline or Bacrim (watch DM pt can lead to AKI )

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DM Ulcer: Severe Cases

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**Empiric Coverage IV ABT: **
Cover : Staph, Strep, Gram negative Aerobic and Anaerobes
Vancomycin + Beta Lactam Inhibitors (Zosyn or Cephapin ) or Carbapenem

**Vancomycin + Fluroquinolone (Ciprofloxacin; Levoflaxacin target (gm - ) + Flagyl (anarobic coverage)

*** Vancomycin and Cephapime (4th ) most common pharmacy does

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Dm Ulcer: Infectious Etiology

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Multiple Organisms :
* **Aerobic Gram (+) Cocci **- most common (Stephyloccocus species, Steptococcus Species, A+ B , MRSA )
* Aerobic + Anaerobic Gr (-) Bacilli

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Foot Osemoyelitis :
Epidemiology

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  • DM, PAD, Perepheral Neuropathy, post Surgery
  • 20 to 60% will get Oseomyelitis
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Foot Osteomyelitis : Entry

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Exogeneous insult

  • Complicatio of deep pressure Ulcers
  • Impaire wound healing after Surgery
  • DM Incidence 30 to 40 cases /1000/year
  • Osteomyeltis : 20 to 60% will get confirmed Osteomyeltis
  • Increase risk for amputation
    *
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Foot Osteomylitis :
Most common Pathogens

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S. Aureous
Anaerobes
Various gram Negative Bacilli

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Osteomyelitis DX

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**MRI : **
80 to 100% Sensitivity
80to 90% Specificity
Probe to bone : prediction

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Ostemyeltitis TX

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  • Antibiotics based on Bone Culture
  • Empiric Therapy if no Culture
  • Gm + considere MRSA
    * Risk for P Aeruginosa: Antipsedumonal Covereage
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Osteo :
Risk for P aeroginosa

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antipseumomonal coverage (exposed to water )
* Zosyn
* CEFEPIME

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Osteo
ABT within last month

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Clindomysin and Fluoroquinolon (Levo and cipro)

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Osteo
lenth of ABT

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Wound debridement plus 4 to 6 wks ABT
Dead bone still present : Long term ABX for 3 month

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Periprosthetic Joint Infectious (PJI)
Overview

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****Impalnted Material **
* Highly susceptible to Local Infection
* Exogeneous or Hetogenous insult
* Covered with Host Proteins : Favors Staphylococci adherence
* Form a biofilm

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PJI
Common Organism

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Stephlococcus auresous and Coagulase
Cutibaterium Acnes

40
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PJI
Cutibaterium Acnes

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Causes 1/3 PJI shoulder infection
Associate with cronic PJI

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PJI : Traditional Classification

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  • Early: <3 months after implant
  • Delayed: 3 to 24 months after Implant
  • Late: > 2 yrs after Implant
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PJI : Hematogenous

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  • S aureus
  • New onset of Pain
  • No initial inflammatory signs
  • Sepsis Syndrome dominates clinical Pictur
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PJI Chronic

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Joint effusion
Local and chronic pain
Implant loosening
Sinus tract

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PJI

DX

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labs: CBC, CRP, ESR

Arthrocentesis : for Synovial Fluid Analaysis
*Early onset PJI: > 10,000cells
* Late onsetPJI: > 3000 cell

Obtain Culture

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PJI
XRAY and CT and MRI

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  • **XRAY: Identify effusion; Abnormal findings **
  • **CT and MRI: **
  • Sinus tract
  • Detect soft tissue infection
  • Prosthetic loosening
  • Bone erosion
  • Effusion

Three Phase Bone Scan : Hightly Sensitive, not specific

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PJI
Diagnosis : Major
one major critieria EXist

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Two +
Periprosthetic Cultures With
Phenotypically Identical Organisms

A sinus Tract communicating with the Joint

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PJI Minor Criteria

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  • Elevated CRP and ESR
  • Elevated Synovial fluids WBC count or ++
  • Change o Leukocyte Esterase test strip
  • Elevated synovial fluids
  • Presence of purulence in the affected joint
  • Positive Histolici analysis of periprosthetic tissue
  • A single positive culture
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PJI Treatment

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Rifampin +Nafcillin +Vancomycin
Rifampin - W biofilm activity

Gram negative - Fluoroquinolones - Activity agoinst biofilms

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Sternal Osteomyelitis
OVerview

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  • Low Incidence
  • Primarily after Sternal surgery
    *** Caused: Exogeneous Organisms rarely Hematogenous Organism **
  • **Exogeneous Organisms : ( Sternal trauma, sterna fracture and Manubriosternal septic arthritis
  • Rarely caused by Hematogenous seeding
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Sternal Osteomyelitis

Risk Factors

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DM, Obesity, HIV, CRF, ETOH, Liver Cirrhosis
Radiotherapy
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Emergency Surgery
Bilaterina intanal mammary is
Re-Exploration

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Sternal Osteomyelitis
Causative Organisms or pathogens

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*** Staphlococcus Aureus : **Most common Hematogenous
Caugulase-negative Staphylococci: Sternal wire Infection
Fungal infections : candida
Pseudomanana aerogunosa : IVDA
Salmonella : Siclel cell Anemia
M Tuberculosis : Endemic areas or prefiously infected
Plymicrobial Infections : Indicative of exogenous seperinfection

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Sternal Osteomyeltitis
Sign and symptoms

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Fever
Increased Local pain
Erythema
wound discharge
sternal instability

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Sternal Ostemyelitis
Complicatiosns

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**Contiguous mediastritnitis **
High mortality
Life threateming condition
inflammatiion of mediastrinal structures
Physiologic compromise bleeding and sepsis

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Sternal Osteomyeltis
Diagnosis

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Labs: CBC, BMP, ESR, CRP, BC
**Tissue Sampling needed: Three sample needed
1. deep Biopsies
2. Differenctiate b/w colonization and infection
3. Superficial swabs: Non -diagnosis and misleading

**Imaging: > MRI > Gold Standard > Detection of Osteomyelitis

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Sternal Osteomyeltitis Threatment Plan

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Antibiotic Plan :
* Staphylococci spp
* Nafcillin + Rifampin
* MRSA: add Vanco or Daptomycin
* Narrow antibiotics with confirmed pathogens

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Sternal Osteomyelitis
Duration of therapy

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  • Without Hardware Involvement : Six Weeks Course
  • Sternal Wires Infection: 3 Months
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Sternal Osteomyelitis

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Primary Sternal Osteomyeltis : treatment without surgery
Secondary sternal ostemomyeltis : Requires debridement

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Necrotizing FAscitis
Overview

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  • Extensive Necrosis of Subcutaneous** Tissue and FAscia
  • Common Organisms: Group A Streptococci + Mix Facultative Anaerobic Flora
  • Mixed Flora Develop gas pattern
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Necrotizing Fascitis
Risk Factors

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DM
IVDA
Chronic liver
Renal disease
Malignanacy
Mild Lesaration

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**Necrotizing Facititis
**Mortality Rate **

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15 to 34 %
>70% with Toxic Shock

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Necrotizing Fascititis
Clinical manifestations

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  • Toxic appearance
  • Buloe
  • Skin Necrosis
  • Rhabdomyolysis or DC
  • Severe pain an fever
  • Soft tissue edema and erythema
  • Red, hot, skiny, swollen and tender
    *** Pain Decreases: ** Thrombosis of small vessels
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Clostridium Perfingenis
Necrotizing FAscitis

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Extremely Toxic
Hight mortality rate
48 hours rapid tissue invasion and sytemic toxicity

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Necrotizing Fascititis
Tx

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IVF
Vancomycin +
Clindomycin +
Gentamicin

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Gas Gancrene
Bacterian

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Clostridium Pertringens Produce

65
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Gas Gancgrene TX

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PNC G + Clindomycin
PCN Allergy: Cefaxitin plus Clindomycin
Vanco and Flagyl Surgery

Tru Immergyr : Debritins
Hypeberic : can inhibit grown

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Myositis

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  • Considered Tropical disease
  • Present in temperate climates
  • Emergence of HIV Infection
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Infecious Myositis

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**Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Infection
Viral Invalvement
* Influenza, Coxsackievirus type B, dengue

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Parasitic Invasion

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Trichinellosis
Cysticerosis
Toxoplasmosis

69
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Pyomyositis

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Bacterial Infection
S aureus

70
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Pleurdynia

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Definition of pain due to infection
**Coxsackievirus B **

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Myositis
Clinical Findings

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Myalgia
Abcess formation
Myositis
Pleurodynia :
* Hallmark severe muschle pain
* Fever
* Malaise
* Headaches

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Myositis
Complications

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Acute Rhabdomyolysis
Clotridial spp or Streptococcal myositis
Influenza virus, echoviurs, Legionella
Toxic shock Syndrome: **
Toxic shock

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Myostitis
DX

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Imaging
* Soft tissue CT and MRI
* Determine Depth of infection
* Identify abscess
* **Invasive Procedures
**Abscess drainage
Asipiration of leading edge
Punch biopsy with frozen section
False negative resutls 80% cases
**Labss **
Culture and Gram’s stain abscess
Viral culture
PCR
Serologic evaluation of viral antibodies

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74
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Viral myositis

A

Supportive care
bedrest
IVF

75
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Burns:
4 types

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1.** Thermal Burns**
External heat Source
Risk of Toxix smoke inhalation
2. **Radiation Burns **
Prolonged Exposed to Solar UV Radiation
3. **Chemical Burns **

4.** Elecrical Burns **

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Burn Depth

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  • **Superficial( formely 1st degree)

Limited to Epedemis
Apears Red or Gray
Demonstrate excellent capillary Refill and hot blistered initially
**Partial Thinckness ( formely 2nd degree )

Involve part of dermis and czn be superficial or deep
Blisnte and wet
***Full thinckness (3drd degee) **
Extend thrugh entire dermis and underlying fat
loss of adrenal structures
Appears as white -yellow, may have black charred appearance
Stiff dry skn does not bleed cataneuous senastion is lost

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