PPT-Introduction to Skin Infections – For School Nurses

January 2014 Objectives Summarize clinical and epidemiological information on common skin infections Fungal Tinea Bacterial Staphylococcus Streptococcus Viral M olluscum contagiosum. A.Petkevičius A.Petkevičius Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Department of Skin and Medical Academy, Department of A. Bacterial Skin Diseases. 1. . Staphylococcus aureus. – the most serious Staphylococcal pathogen. A) Gram-positive cocci that form grape-like clusters that are frequently found in the nostrils of virtually every person at one time or another. Keri Holmes-. Maybank. , MD. Medical University of South Carolina. Cellulitis. Impetigo. Erysipelas. Abscess. Animal bite. Human bite. Surgical site infection. Necrotizing fasciitis. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. A. Bacterial Skin Diseases. 1. . Staphylococcus aureus. – the most serious Staphylococcal pathogen. A) Gram-positive cocci that form grape-like clusters that are frequently found in the nostrils of virtually every person at one time or another. Saahir Khan, Jennifer . Mah. , Stephanie . Singson. , Cory Taylor, Sam Lai. UCI Internal Medicine Residency. December 19, 2014. Pathogenesis. Necrotizing . Fascitis. Contact Dermatitis. Cellulitis. Erysipelas. Microorganisms & Terminology. Bacteria. Found . everywhere, in all possible . habitats. These are basically unicellular but may live in association with other cells forming . colonies. The bacterial cell is delineated by a rigid cell wall. Saahir Khan, Jennifer . Mah. , Stephanie . Singson. , Cory Taylor, Sam Lai. UCI Internal Medicine Residency. December 19, 2014. Pathogenesis. Necrotizing . Fascitis. Contact Dermatitis. Cellulitis. Erysipelas. George Smulian, MD. 2/3/18. Question 1. A . 22 y/o M is seen in clinic for a painful spot on his right leg. It appeared approximately 3 days ago. Of note, he is on the football team at the local university. On exam he is afebrile with normal heart rate and blood pressure. He has no streaking or lymphadenopathy. A 3 cm x 3 cm tender, fluctuant lesion is palpable over his right thigh. No erythema is noted. In addition to incision and drainage, what else needs to be done?. Dermatophyte. infections (. Ringworm/. Tinea. ). Candidiasis (. Yeasts. ). Pityriasis. . Versicolor. (. Yeasts. ). Dermatophyte. infections . Also known as ringworm infections.. Three . types of . Dr. . Mayssaa. . Essam. ■ . The infective agents. ■ Infections transmitted through human contact. ■ Infections acquired from non-human sources. Infections transmitted through skin and mucous membranes may be divided into two groups:. By : Nader . Alaridah. . MD,PhD. Skin & subcutaneous Mycoses. 1-Superficial mycoses such as . Caused by. Malassezia. 2-Cutaneous mycoses . such as. . Dermatophytes. Cutaneous. . candidiasis. Caused by. A wide range of parasitic infections can involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Depending on the species of parasite, this involvement may be transient, the parasite passing through the skin on it Introduction : . Some fungi live on the skin as part of the normal skin flora while. others come into contact with the skin through the environment. and animals. Superficial fungal infections attack the epidermis,. Most infections of the skin, soft tissues and bone are caused by either . Staph. aureus . or streptococci (mainly . Strep. pyogenes. ). Staphylococcal infections. Staphylococci are usually found . colonising.