Skin Infections & Rashes

Question 0

Cellulitis - organism responsible for foul odour? For sweet odour?

Answer 0

Foul - anaerobes

Sweet - clostridium or pseudomonas

Question 1

What make a cellulitis more likely to be
A) strep pyo
B) staph aureus

Answer 1

A) Strep - no drainage or abscess, peau-d’orange, lymphangitis and a raised indurated border
B) Staph - abscess, drainage following penetrating wound

Question 2

Bluish-black lesions on anterior shin -
A) Diagnosis?
B) What else to look for?

Answer 2

A) Pyoderma gangrenosum

B) Look for IBD (UC or Chron’s)