Skin infection Flashcards
1
Q
Impetigo
A
S aureus
S pyrogens
2
Q
Cellulitis
A
Dermis and subQ infection
S aureus and S pyrogens
3
Q
Necrotizing fasciitis
A
Anaerobic bacteria or S pyrogenes
4
Q
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
A
Exotoxin destroys keratinocyte attachments in the stratum granulosum only
(vs. toxic epidermal necrolysis, which destroys the epidermal-dermal junction)
Sloughing off of the upper layer of epidermis that heals completely.
Newborn and children
5
Q
Hairy leukoplaskia
A
White painless plague on tongue that can’t be scaped off
EBV, occurs in HIV positive.
