Skin Infections Flashcards
Folliculitis
Staphylococcus aureus
bacteria
Gram + & clustered spheres
Furuncles
Staph. aureus
bacteria
Gram + & clustered spheres
Carbuncles
Staph. aureus
bacteria
Gram + & clustered spheres
Impetigo
Staph. aureus & Strep. pyogenes
bacteria
Gram + & clustered spheres/ spheres in chains
Cellulitis
Strep. pyogenes
bacteria
Gram + & spheres in chains
Ersipelas
Strep. pyogenes
bacteria
Gram + & spheres in chains
Scalded Skin Syndrome
Staph. aureus
bacteria
Gram + & clustered spheres
Lyme disease (initially) (Symptoms)
Borrelia burgdoferia bacteria Gram - & Spirochete Signs/Symptoms: - Bull's eye rash - Chronic: Arthritis
Chicken pox
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
virus
Shingles
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
virus
Measles
Symptoms
Rubeola virus Signs/Symptoms: -koplik spots: on oral mucosa - Maculopapular rash: on face-->trunk/extremities
Rubella
Rubeola
virus
Warts/papillomas
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
virus
Cutaneous mycoses (tinea)
Dermatophytes
(trichophyton, Epidermophyton, + microsporum
fungus
Cutaneous Candidasis
Candida albicans
fungus