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Furuncle
classic lesion of staph aureus
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Folliculitis
enflamed hair follicle due to staph aureus
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Coagulase
blood clots and is walled off due to this enzyme
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Bullous exfoliation
caused by exfoliative toxin that gets between dermis and epidermis and causes epidermis to slough off
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Toxic Shock syndrome
super antigen toxin which causes septic shock
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Biofilm associated infections
S/ aureus and S. epidermidis which are normal flora can lyse blood cells and form biofilms; associated with implanting a device
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MRSA
has mac cassette which carries resistance to many different antibiotics
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Erysipelas
strep infection of subdermal fat which causes inflammation of fat tissue
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Impetigo
strep infection which causes late seuelae
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Sequela
"follow on" caused by immune mimicry
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Necrotizing Fasciitis
Super antigen toxin that allows the bacteria to spread quickly due to tissue invasive protease
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Group A strep
sensitive to penicillin
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Lyme disease
caused by borrelia burgdoferi, a spirochaete, has a bulls eye rash; late sequalae is heart conduction abnormalities or arthritis (immune mimicry); spread via tick
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Tetanus
caused by anaerobic spore former clostridium tetani which infect a deep tissue wound; AB toxin that inhibits release of neuroinhibitor so all muscles contract
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Tetanospasmin
AB toxin of tetanus that causes rigid paralysis
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neuroinhibitor
allows muscle to relax while others contract
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DTaP
vaccination with tetanus toxoid
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Tetanus Immune Globulin
antitoxin
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Gangrene
caused by the anaerobic spore former clostridium perfingens which produces gas which puts pressure on capillary and stops blood flow (ischemia) and leads to tissue death
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Debridement
cutting out of dead tissue
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Edematous Abscess
rapid swelling due to animal bite
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Vericella
Herpes virus, enveloped, dsDNA
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Macular
flat spots in the skin durin chicken pox
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Papular
fluid filled blisters in chicken pox
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Pustular
crusty broken papulo during chicken pox
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Reye's syndrome
If aspirin is taken while you have chicken pox this occurs
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Rubeola
ssRNA enveloped virus with flat rash; replicates in Tcells so cullular immunity is compromised, symptoms include cough, coryza, conjunctivitis and Kiplik's spots
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Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis
cough, runny nose, and pink eye characteristic of measles rupeola
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Koplik's spots
white spots in pharynx due to measles rubeola killing cells
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MMR vaccine
measles, mumps, rubella vaccine that requires 2 injections
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Rubella
small enveloped ssRNA togavirus with milder symptoms
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Congenital rubella syndrome
when fetus aquires rubella from mother and can be born blind, deaf, retarded, with heart disease, or still born
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Papillomavirus
small naked dsRNA that can survive outside host; 18 month incubation period; replicates in epithelial cell nuclei and causes abnormal growth
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Candidasis
cutaneous fungal infection painful itchy burning rash
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Thursh
type of candida that grows orally
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Dermatophytic fungi
keratinase; athletes foot and other tinea infections
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ring worm
dermatophytes that live below keratine
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sporotrichosis
fungal disease which charges from spores to yeast; migrate along lymph duct; found in gardening
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