microbio chp. 19
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tawfiqaziz on May 14, 2011
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diseases of the skin
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 folliculitis | (staphalococcal) Caused by Staph. aureus. invasion from skin to follicle, aka pimples |
| Scalded Skin Syndrome | Staphalococcal) caused by staph. aureus. specific strain releases an exotoxin that causes skin peeling, fever, possible bacteremia |
| Scarlet Fever | (Streptococcal) lysogenic infected strain of Strep. pyogenes produces erythrogenic toxin causing skin rash |
| Impetigo | (Streptococcal) contagious skin infection of children/wrestlers - Can be caused by staph, strep or both |
| Necrotizing fascitis | flesh eating bacteria |
| Propionibacterium acnes | Inflamed skin ducts, Can't over treat with antibiotics...disrupts normal flora |
| Pseudomomas aeruginosa | Burn Infections- usually nosocomial. Bacteria usually develop under scabs that form over burns. Scrapping of scabs may be necessary to treat |
| Rubella | resp. infect. Treatment/Prevent - MMR (attenuated) vac. |
| Measles | resp. infect. Treatment/Prevent - MMR (attenuated) vac. complications-encephalitis (death) second. infections |
| Chickenpox | varicella-zoster. resp. infect, skin (blisters). Treatment: 1995 vaccine (attenuated). Shingles- dormant in cells until immunity declines |
| Smallpox | Transmission - enters throat/resp.tract |
| Warts | human papillomavirus. Attack skin and mucus membranes |
| Dermatomycosis | Ringworm - highly contagious. Treat with topical anti-fungal ointments, oral griseofluvin |
| Subcutaneous mycosis | caused by Sporotrichosis- fungus from soil enters a wound, ulcers form and progress to lymph system. Treatment with potassium iodine or Amphotericin B |
| Systemic (deep) Mycosis | Inhaled spores in dust and soil. Found in spec. geographic areas (southeast) |
| Candidiasis | opport. in mouth, intestine, vagina. |
| Vaginitis | discharge, itching |
| Thrush | newborns, white patches on mucus membranes or mouth |
| Nail lesions | thick and crack |
| Opthalmia neonatorum | newborn conjunctivitis from mother's Neisseria gonorrhea or Chlamydia trachomatis |
| Bacterial Conjunctivitis | (pink eye) Extremely contagious |
| Trachoma | leading cause of preventable blindness |
| Chlamydia trachmatis | causes corneal scarring due to eyelashes pointing inwards |
| Gas gangrene | Clostridium perfringens spores germinate in poorly oxygenated tissue where they ferment muscle sugar and produce gas that kills tissue. Treatment: remove dead tissue |
| Cat Scratch Fever | pus filled nodule. Caused by organisms carried by cats |
| Animal Bites | Pasteurella multocida transmitted by dogs/cats bites and scratches Treat bites with penicillin |
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