Skin lesions: Acquired overseas Flashcards
1
Q
Dracunculiasis
Skin lesions: Acquired overseas
A
Exposure to contaminated water;
Etiology: Guinea worm
2
Q
Leishmaniasis, cutaneous
Skin lesions: Acquired overseas
A
Exposure to sand flies.
Chronic painless ulcer
3
Q
Leprosy
Skin lesions: Acquired overseas
A
May be anesthetic or worsen with treatment (Lucio’s phenomenon)
4
Q
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Skin lesions: Acquired overseas
A
Chronic painless ulcers with undermined edges.
5
Q
Myiasis
Skin lesions: Acquired overseas
A
Subcutaneous nodule due to fly larvae; central breathing hole; secondary bacterial infection can occur.
6
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Rickettisial eschar
Skin lesions: Acquired overseas
A
Site of tick bite called tache noire.
Diffuse rash, fever.
No eschar with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, scrub typhus, or murine typhus.
