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1
Q

What is a dermatophyte infection?

A

Fungal infection

2
Q

What is the name for ringworm?

A

Tinea

3
Q

Where is Tinea Capitis found?

A

Scalp (cap)

4
Q

Where is Tinea Barbae found?

A

Beard

5
Q

Where is Tinea Corporis found?

A

Body

6
Q

Where is Tinea Cruris found?

A

Groin

7
Q

Where is Tinea Manuum found?

A

Hand

8
Q

Where is Tinea Pedis found?

A

Foot

9
Q

Where is Tinea Unguium found?

A

Nails

10
Q

What is the treatment for ringworm infections?

A

Clotrimazole

11
Q

Candida Albicans is a commensal of where?

A

Mouth and GI tract

12
Q

Where does Candida Albicans commonly infect?

A

Skin, mouth, vagina, glands of penis, skin folds, nail beds

13
Q

What is the treatment of Candida Albicans?

A

Nystatin or Miconazole

14
Q

Describe Pityriasis vesicolour lesions?

A

Multiple hypopigmented scaly macules

15
Q

Where are pityriasis versicolour lesions commonly found?

A

Trunk and back

16
Q

Treatment for pityriasis versicolour?

A

Imidazole cream

17
Q

What is impetigo?

A

Bacterial infection that causes sores and blisters

18
Q

What bacteria commonly causes Impetigo?

A

S. Aureus

19
Q

What group does Impetigo commonly occur in?

A

Children

20
Q

What is the treatment for Impetigo?

A

Fusidic Acid

Flucloxacillin

21
Q

What is Bullous Impetigo and what can it lead to?

A

Impetigo that causes blisters

Can lead to Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

22
Q

What is Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome?

A

Widespread red blistering skin that looks like a burn or scald

23
Q

What is the treatment for SSSS?

A

Fluclox

24
Q

What group are you worried about in SSSS

A

Adults (50% mortality)

Children not too worried

25
Q

What are the symptoms of cellulitis?

A

Hot, tender leg erythema
Often lower leg
Often blisters and swells

26
Q

What are the main causes of cellulitis?

A

Strep Pyogenes

S. Aureus

27
Q

What is Erysipelas?

A

Acute well defined cellulitis that is often found on the face

28
Q

What is the treatment for cellulitis?

A

Penecillin

29
Q

What causes Necrotising Fasciitis?

A

Group A Strep

Others

30
Q

What is the treatment for necrotising fasciitis?

A

Urgent surgical debridement

Benzylpenecillin and Clindimycin

31
Q

What is the viral infection that causes warts?

A

Human Papilloma Virus

32
Q

What strains of HPV cause warts?

A

1-4

33
Q

What strains of HPV cause genital warts?

A

6 and 11

34
Q

What strains of HPV cause cancer?

A

16 and 18

35
Q

What are the treatments for warts?

A

Salicylic Acid
Crytotherapy
(Screen for UTIs in genital warts)

36
Q

What is this describing?

Small, umbilicated translucent papules that look fluid filled but are solid.

A

Molluscum Contagiosum

37
Q

What group is Molluscum Contagiosum common in?

A

Children

38
Q

What is the treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum?

A

Usually self-limiting

May try cryo

39
Q

What virus causes Molluscum Contagiosum?

A

Poxvirus

40
Q

What is orf?

A

Disease of sheep that can cause people to develop lesions on the hands

41
Q

What causes orf and what is the treatment for orf?

A

Poxvirus

None, self-limiting

42
Q

What does Herpes Simplex cause?

A

Gingivostomatitis and cold sores

43
Q

What is the treatment for HSV?

A

None or

Aciclovir

44
Q

What two diseases can Varicella Zoster Virus cause?

A
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
45
Q

What causes shingles?

A

Reactivation of latent varicella virus

46
Q

What is the treatment for Herpes Zoster (Shingles)?

A

Aciclovir