Skin and soft tissue infections- Kozel Flashcards
(blank) is any skin infection that is pyogenic
pyoderma
Primary pyoderma can be (blank) or (blank)
purulent or non-purulent
What is this:
-vesicular, later crusted, superificl infection of skin
impetigo
What causes non-bullous impetigo?
- streptococcus pyogenes (20-30%)
- staphylococcus aureus (now most common)
- mixed infection
What is this:
begins as erythematous papules that evolve into vesicles and pustules that rupture
Dries to form honey-colored crusts on erythematous base
typically heals without scars
Impetigo
What causes bullous impetigo?
strain of s. aureus producing exfoliating toxin.
What does the toxin of bullous impetigo do?
cleaves dermal-epidermal junctions
What is ecthyma?
deeper form of impetigo that presents as ulcerative pyoderma of skin
Ecthyma follows (blank) or (blank)
insect bits
minor trauma
What bacteria causes ecthyma?
S. aureus and/or S. pyogenes
Does ecthyma heal with scars or no scars?
scars
What is this:
collections of pus within dermis and deeper tissue
Cutaneous abscess
What bacteria causes cutaneous abscesses?
S. aureus, can be polymicrobial
What are all the purulent primary pyodermas?
-cutaneous abscess
-folliculitis, carbuncles, furuncles
-chancriform leions
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What is this:
pyoderma located wtihin hair folicle
folliculitis
What is this:
inflammatory nodule extending into subcutaneous tissue; follows folliculitis
Furuncle (boil)
What is this:
coalescent process involving multiple follicles
carbuncle
What is the etiology of folliculitis, carbuncles, and furuncles?
S. aureus
What kind of lesions are chancriform lesions?
ulcerative lesion
Cutaneous anthrax and venereal infections are forms of (blank) lesions.
chancriform
What is this:
- direct inoculation with bacillus anthracis
- begins as painless pruiritic papule; enlarges, vesiculates (malignant pustule), becomes necrotic and covered by eschar
Cutaneous anthrax
What venereal infections are types of chancriform lesions?
treponema pallidum and haemophilus ducreyi
What are other infections that can cause chancriform lesions?
Franciscella tularensis
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Mycobacterium marinum
What are these:
diffuse, superficial, spreading skin infections
Erysipelas and cellulitis