These pathogens cause red, raised lesions with honey-colored crusts, often around the nose and mouth. Bonus: Treatment?
What is Staph Aureus (Bullous) and Strep Pyogenes (Non-bullous)?
Tx: Mupirocin 2x/day x 5 days
What is HSV-1
An erythematous, annular, scaly, pruritic, transdermal plaque with central clearing and an active border
What is Tinea Corporis
When osteomyelitis is suspected, this study can delineate soft tissue infections from osteomyelitis more accurately than X-rays
What is an MRI
This medication is the first line treatment for pain associated with minor burns
What is Acetaminophen?
These two treatment options can be used for outpatient treatment of cellulitis without purulent drainage, exudate or systemic signs of infection
What is Cephalexin or Augmentin x5 days?
If active lesions exist, this can be used as a confirmatory method to diagnose HSV
What is PCR
Serology: history of symptoms but absence of active lesions, negative PCR results, and for patients with infected partners
The condition also known as this, causes hyperkeratosis and erythema on the plantar and lateral aspects
What is Tinea pedis
These are the two major etiologic factors that cause foot ulcers in diabetic patients
What are Diabetic Neuropathy and PVD?
This degree burn appear leathery and tan or dark brown in color without pain or blistering and often require skin grafting and heal with scarring and contractures
What is a third degree burn?
Affects the upper dermis and extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics
What is Erysipelas?
An off label use of this medication, is sometimes used as an adjunct for symptom relief in patients with Herpes Zoster
What are glucocorticoids
These are the only two fungal infections that require oral systemic antifungal treatment
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What are onychomycosis and Tinea capitis?
This infection manifests as erythematous to brown, scaly, often macerated patches and thin plaques and infected areas show coral red fluorescence on Woods lamp
What is Erythasma
These are hallmark of second degree burns, and are often debrided when occur over joints and are subjected to shear forces
Contraindications for this type of treatment include extensively large or deep abscesses, facial abscess in the nasolabial folds and palm and sole abscesses
Name the two treatment modalities and number of treatments for each, utilized for cutaneous warts caused by HPV
What is Salicylic acid (15 weeks) and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen (3-4 treatments)
Tender plaques and pustules that can present with cervical and suboccipital lymphadenopathy
What is a Kerion
The Seattle Diabetic Foot Study identified these two fungal infections as significant predictors of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes
What are Onychomycosis and Tinea Pedis
For patients with burns who required wound management, this vaccine should be administered first and then the burn should be addressed
What is a tetanus booster
Lesser known name of this infection caused by beta-hemolytic strep causing sharply demarcated borders on superficial skin
What is St. Anthony's fire?
Causes single or multiple unpigmented umbilicated papules and spreads via direct contact, name my genome and where do I replicate?
Poxvirus - double stranded DNA and replicates in the cytoplasm
This organism fluoresces green under woods lamp examination, and causes fungal infection of the hair shaft and follicles and should be treated with this medication
What is Microsporum canis, Griseofulvin
Patients with diabetes are more likely to have nontuberculous mycobacterial infection caused by this organism that causes an erythematous papular nodule that progresses to a verrucous plaque and can ulcerate, producing serosanguinous fluid
What is mycobacterium marinum -- fish tank granuloma
This is the burn percentage for an adult with burn of bilateral legs, the groin, front chest and abdomen
What is 55%