Skin Bacterial Infections

Question 1

what is the appearance of lower leg cellulitis on the skin?

Answer 1

erythematous plaque with ill defined borders

Question 2

how does cellulitis feel to person?

Answer 2

it is tender

Question 3

what other manifestation can happen with cellulitis on the skin?

Answer 3

lymphatic streaking and palpable lymph nodes

Question 4

what can cellulitis lead to if left untreated?

Answer 4

sepsis

Question 5

what general symptom co occurs with cellulitis?

Answer 5

fever

Question 6

what is most common organism for cellulitis?

Answer 6

staph aureus

Question 7

what meds to you give for community acquired cellulitis?

Answer 7

cephalosporin

Question 8

what meds do you give for CA MRSA?

Answer 8

doxycycline, bactrim or clindamycin

Question 9

what meds do you give for inpatient MRSA?

Answer 9

vancomycin

Question 10

what is cellulitis on the face called?

Answer 10

erysipelas

Question 11

how do you treat erysipelas?

Answer 11

oral abx

Question 12

how do you treat an abscess?

Answer 12

incision and drainage and potentially abx

Question 13

what is a furuncle?

Answer 13

acute round tender circumscribed abscess that has central drainage, all around a hair follicle

Question 14

what is a carbuncle?

Answer 14

coalescence of several inflamed follicles into a single mass with purulent discharge

Question 15

where do furuncles and carbuncle occur?

Answer 15

only around hair follicles

Question 16

what bug causes furuncles and carbuncles?

Answer 16

staph aureus

Question 17

what do you do to treat furuncles and carbuncles?

Answer 17

warm compresses to promote drainage…incise and drain if super big

Question 18

what is folliculitis?

Answer 18

superficial infection of the hair follicles

Question 19

what bug commonly causes folliculitis?

Answer 19

staph aureus

Question 20

what bug causes folliculitis if patient has been in a hot tub?

Answer 20

pseudomonas

Question 21

what commonly causes folliculitis?

Answer 21

shaving genital area

Question 22

where does folliculitis generally occur

Answer 22

genitals

Question 23

what skin lesion commonly has a honey colored crust?

Answer 23

impetigo

Question 24

what causes impetigo?

Answer 24

superficial bacterial skin infection

Question 25

who gets impetigo?

Answer 25

kids 2-5 yo

Question 26

what bug generally causes impetigo?

Answer 26

staph aureus and strep pyogenes

Question 27

what are the two types of impetigo?

Answer 27

non bullous and bullous impetigo

Question 28

describe how non bullous impetigo looks and changes over time

Answer 28

starts out as erythematous papules and then becomes more like pustules that lead to honey comb crust

Question 29

how does bullous impetigo appear on the skin?

Answer 29

flaccid bullae with clear yellow liquid

Question 30

what cause bullous impetigo?

Answer 30

staph exotoxin

Question 31

what is staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome?

Answer 31

staph a toxin gets into blood and leads to widespread blistering and tons of skin peeling

Question 32

how to treat staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome?

Answer 32

antibiotics leads to good recovery

Question 33

how do you treat impetigo?

Answer 33

topical or oral abx

Question 34

dusky blue coloration of a plaque on the skin is characteristic of what?

Answer 34

necrotizing fasciitis

Question 35

what is treatment for necrotizing fasciitis?

Answer 35

surgery immediately to remove all tissue affected