Exam 1 - Skin wounds chart page 5

AKA of dermatophytoses

ringworm

what are causative agents of ringworm

epidermophytan

microsporum

trichophyton

(fungus)

what is the mode of transmission for ringworm

direct contact/fomites

what are common symptoms of dermatophytoses

red, itchy, scaly, peeling skin often aggravated by heat and moisture

tinea pedis is a type of dermatophytosis more commonly known as

atheletes foot

tinea cruris is a type of dermatophytosis, what is the more common name

jock itch

tinea unguium is a type of dermatophytosis located where

nail surface

tinea corporis is a type of dermatophytosis of what location

trunk

tinea capitis is a type of dermatophytosis located where

scalp

AKA for sporotrichosis

rose-gardener's disease

rose-gardener's disease can be ___ or ___

cutaneous, lymphocutaneous

what is the causative agent of sporotrichosis

sporothrix schenckii (fungus)

what is mode of transmission for rose gardeners disease

opportunistic pathogen

thorn prick or splinter

Leishmaniasis can be ____ or ____ or ____

cutaneous, mucocutaneous, visceral

what is the causative agent for leishmaniasis

leishmania sp (protozoan)

what is the vector for leishmaniasis

sandy fly

what is the most common type of leishmaniasis

cutaneous

emerging disease

what is the emerging disease commonly nicknamed baghdad boil

cutaneous leishmaniasis

visceral leishmaniasis is also called ____ and it is the ___ most deadly parasitic infection in the world

kala azar, 2nd

which disease produces intense itching from a rash of small red bumps that are often linear

scabies

what is the causative agent for scabies

sarcoptes scabiei (mite)

what is mode of transmission of scabies

prolonged bodily contact

what disease may cause "burrows" or "tunnels"

scabies

cutaneous sporotrichosis symptoms

nodular lesions around infection site

lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis symptoms

secondary lesions occur on the skin along the course of lymphatic vessels