mcb - skin diseases

Skin Lesions

Vesicles, Macules, Papules, Pustules, Examthem

Vesicles

Small lesions filled with fluid

Macules

flat lesions with red appearance

Papules

raised lesions

Exanthem

skin rash caused by a disease

Skin Infections Caused by Bacteria

Staphylococcal, streptococcal, pseudomas, acne

Staphylococcal skin infections

scalded skin syndrome, impetigo, folliculitis, TSS

Staphylococcus virulence factors

capsule, proteins, phagocyte killing toxins, coagulase, exfoliatin, hyaluronidase, leukocidin

Streptococcal skin infections

impetigo, erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis

Streptococcal virulence factors

pili, capsules, M protein, hyaluonidase, streptolysin

Pseudomonas infections

opportunistic organism, burn victims and chemo patients, ear infection in swimmers, forms biofilms and resistant to antibiotics

Skin infections caused by viruses

chickenpox, measels, rubella, shingles, herpes, genital warts

Five childhood rashes caused by viruses

chickenpox, measels, rubella, roseola, fifth disease

Chickenpox

caused by varicella zoster virus, latent infection, can cause Reye’s syndrome

Measels

caused by rubeola virus, characterized by Koplik’s spots

Rubella

can cause congenital diseases damaging or killing fetuses

Shingles

caused by herpes zoster virus

herpes

oral herpes (HSV-1), genital herpes (HSV-2), latent viruses

Genital warts

caused by papillomavirus, can cause cervical cancer

Mycosis

fungal infection

cutaneous mycosis

affects hair, nails, outer epidermis

dermatomycosis

caused by dermatophytes

Opthalmia neonatorum

caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae, transmitted from mother to child

inclusion conjuctivitis

caused by chlamydia trachomatis, transmitted through birth canal or pool water

trachoma

caused by chlamydia trachomatis, leading cause of blindness