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Malassezia furfur
A yeast, , is capable of growing on oily skin secretions and is associated with the scaling skin condition known as dandruff.
Staphylococci
are spherical gram- positive bacteria that form irregular clusters like grapes.
P aeruginosa
produces several exotoxins that account for much of its pathogenicity.
Vesicles
larger than about 1 cm in diameter are termed bullae.
1941
The seriousness of rubella was not appreciated until , when certain severe birth defects were associated with maternal infection during the first trimester (3 months) of pregnancy, a condition called congenital rubella syndrome.
Comedonal
(mild) acne is usually treated with topical agents such as azelaic acid, salicyclic acid preparations, or retinoids (which are derivatives of vitamin A, such as tretinoin, tazarotene, or adapalene)
Middle Ages
During the , an estimated 80 % of the population of Europe contracted smallpox* at some time during their lives.
Mucous membranes
are often folded to maximize surface area.
Shingles
is simply a different expression of the virus that causes chickenpox: different because the patient, having had chickenpox, now has partial immunity to the virus.
HSV
- 1 infection can be transmitted by skin contact among wrestlers; this is colorfully termed herpes gladiatorum.
Reyes syndrome
is an occasional severe complication of chickenpox, influenza, and some other viral diseases.
Buruli ulcer
, named for a now- renamed region of Uganda in Africa, is an emerging disease found primarily in western and central Africa.
Microorganisms
that find the skin a satisfactory environment are resistant to drying and to relatively high salt concentrations.
Ophthalmia neonatorum
is a serious form of conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the cause of gonorrhea.
Pseudomonads
frequently cause outbreaks of Pseudomonas dermatitis.
fasciitis
Necrotizing is often associated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (streptococcal TSS), which resembles staphylococcal TSS.
thick portion
The dermis is the inner, relatively of skin, composed mainly of connective tissue.
Competition swimmers
are often troubled with otitis externa, or "swimmers ear, "a painful infection of the external ear canal leading to the eardrum that is frequently caused by pseudomonads.
skin rash
A(n) that arises from disease conditions is called an exanthem; on mucous membranes, such as the interior of the mouth, such a rash is called an enanthem.
Herpes simplex viruses
(HSV) can be separated into two identifiable groups, HSV- 1 and HSV- 2.
Conjunctivitis
is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, often called by the common name red eye, or pinkeye.
Acne
is probably the most common skin disease in humans, affecting an estimated 17 million people in the United States.
S aureus
All humans possess antibodies against , but they do not effectively prevent repeated infections.
Inflammatory
(moderate) acne arises from bacterial action, especially Cutibacterium acnes, an anaerobic diphtheroid commonly found on the skin.
Cold sores
, caused by herpesvirus infections, are often confused with canker sores.
skin syndrome
Scalded is also characteristic of the late stages of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) ..
Chlamydial conjunctivitis
, or inclusion conjunctivitis, is quite common today.
Measles
(rubeola) is an extremely contagious viral disease spread by the respiratory route.
superficial skin surfaces
On , certain aerobic bacteria produce fatty acids from sebum.
Mucous membranes
are often acidic, which tends to limit their microbial populations.
Staphylococci
are the most important causative organism of impetigo.
There are two basic forms of this disease
variola major, with a mortality rate of 20-60% and over 80% in children, and variola minor, with a mortality rate of less than 1%
Shingles is simply a different expression of the virus that causes chickenpox
different because the patient, having had chickenpox, now has partial immunity to the virus