skin

Question 1

tinea other name

Answer 1

ringworm

Question 2

cause of ringworm

and Sx

Answer 2

dermatophytes

itchy with annular lesions ( ring)

can be head, chest, vagina, leg arm and feet

Question 3

tinea pedis

Answer 3

athletes foot

Question 4

what condition causes patches of hypo/hyper pigmentation

Answer 4

pityriasis versicolor

Question 5

treatment for impetigo

Answer 5

good hygiene and a trial of hydrogen peroxide cream

Question 6

hat part of the skin is infected in impetigo

Answer 6

superficial epidermis

Question 7

most comm0n pathogen for impetigo

Answer 7

staph aureus

occasional strep pyrogens

impetigo is non-bulbous or bulls. certain straight release dxfolitative toxinss which cleave desmoglein 1 and split the stratum granulosum causing bullae. the older and healther you are the more likely you are to have antibodies to these toxins

Question 8

what is folliculitis

Answer 8

inflammation of pilosebaceous gland

Question 9

what area of the skin is affected by cellulitis

Answer 9

deeper infections

also erysipelas - this tends to have well defined borders blocking lymaptics

cellulitis is not well demarcated - need to be aware of sepsis

Question 10

pathogen of necrotising fascitis

Answer 10

mixed

strep pyrogens

Question 11

what does lymes disease look like

Answer 11

Erythema migrans is a rash that frequently appears as one of the first symptoms of Lyme disease. It’s typically a circular red area that sometimes clears in the middle, forming a bull’s-eye pattern. It can spread up to 12 inches across and may be warm to the touch.

Question 12

anything wavy

Answer 12

lymphatics