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Fungal transmission

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  1. Implementation (gets under skin after injury): Tineas
  2. Inhalation: cryptococcal
  3. Taking Antibiotics: candidiasis
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Fungal infections are more common in

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the elderly & immuno-compromised

Can proliferate more easily in pts with vascular indwelling catheters, organ transplant recipients, and pts receiving chemo

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Types of Superficial fungal skin lesions

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  1. Tinea pedis
  2. Tinea captitis
  3. Tinea veriscolor
  4. Candidiasis
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Superficial fungal infections are caused by

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mycoses or dematophytes

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Treatment of Superficial fungal infections

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TOPICAL antifungal preparations

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Types of common fungi

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  1. Yeast= Candida albicans
  2. Superficial dermatophytes= Tineas (live on keratinized tissues of skin, hair, nails)
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What is Tinea Pedis and its characteristics

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Athletes foot
-Dry, scaling pruritic lesions
-May only affect skin in the web space between toes

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Risk factors and prevention of Tinea Pedis

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Coming into contact with infected skin or fungus in environment

Use of shower shoes
Cleaning Shower after each use
Keep feet dry

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Treatment of Tinea Pedis

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TOPICAL antifungals in most cses
Systemic antifungals: Oral or IV

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What is Tinea Capitis and its Characteristics?

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Cradle cap (common in infants)

-Can affect scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes
-Scaly erythematous lesions and hair loss
-Most common pediatric dermatophyte

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Treatment of Tinea Capitis

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PO system anti-fungals bid for 4-6 weeks
Topicals are NOT effective

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What is Tinea versicolor?

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-A ring worm that affects the skin of the upper chest, back, and arms
-Caused by a type of yeast that grows out of control

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What is the characteristics and risk facors of Tinea versicolor?

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Acidic bleach from the growing yeast causes skin discoloration (patches that are white, pink, red, or brown)

Risk factors: Hot climate, sweating alot, oily skin, weakened immune system, not contagious

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Treatment of Tinea veriscolor?

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TOPICAL antifungals including shampoos such as selsum blue

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What is Candidisasis: Thrush/yeast infections? and its appearance?

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-Yeast under fat folds, breast, panasis, groin
-Very common in hospitalized, HIV, Chemo, organ transplant pts

-May appear as white lesions in mouth
-Beefy red with satellite lesions in intertriginous areas (skin on skin areas)

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Risk factors and treatment of Candidiasis?

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Immunosuppression or antibiotic use

TOPICAL anti-fungal agent

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What is Tinea corporsis?

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Ringworm of the body

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What is Tinea Cruris?

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Ring worm of the groin

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Systemic fungal infections require

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aggressive treatments with oral/ parental antifungals

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Systemic fungal infections affect

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Internal organs: intestines, urinary tract, lungs, brain

Lungs: histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, pneumocytosis

Lungs & Meninges: cryptococcis

*-osis endings means fungal infection

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Herpes zoster is also known as

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Shingles

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Varicella zoster virus lies dormant on a _____ segment after infection with ______

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dermatome
chickenpox

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Varicella zoster becomes reactivated bu

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immunosuppressants, stress, or illness

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Prodrome of Varicella zoster

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-Burning/tingling along dermatome and then rash develops with vesicle that dry and crust over

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Characteristics of Varicella zoster
Vesicles on red base that follow along dermatomal distribution-asymmetric (does not cross midline) -Extremely painful -Clears on 2-3 weeks -Occurs age >50 if chickenpox hx -Most contagious when vesicles are weeping
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Treatment and complications of Varicella zoster
Anti-virals (PO or IV) Complications: Post-herpetic neuralgia persistant pain in the area where the rash was
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Bacterial skin infections (5)
1. Impetigo 2. Abscess 3. Furuncle 4. Cellulitis 5. MRSA
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What is Impretigo? Appearance? Contagiousness? Treatment?
-Organism carried in the nose (Causative agents: staphylococci & streptococci) -Acute & contagious -Appearance: vesicles, pustules, honey-colored crust on red base -Treatment :Topical antibacterial-bactroban
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What is an abscess? Appearance? Treatment?
-Skin inflamed & red w/ collection of pus -Area often raised with palpable borders -Tender -May drain purulent discharge or feel 'fluctuant' (fluid filled) -Treatment: incision & drainage & antibiotics (not topical)
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What is Furuncle? Treatment?
a bacterial infection of hair follicle Treatment: Incision & Drainage & Antibiotics (Not topical)
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What is Carbuncle? Treatment?
a painful, deep, swelling of the skin caused by bacteria Treatment: Incision & Drainage & Antibiotics (Not topical)
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What causes cellulitis?
-Bacterial infection of skin & surrounding tissues (usually staph or strep bacteria) -May be an initial injury or wound that becomes infected -May be caused by animal or insect bite -Lower extremities usually
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Appearance, Contagiousness, & treatment of cellulitis?
Red, painful, swollen, warm to touch (Blisters may form) Not contagious- may become serious & spread to lymph nodes & blood stream Treatment: PO or IV (not topical)
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What is MRSA caused by?
-type of staph bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics -Hospital acquired- invasive procedures, surgeries, IV tubing, artificial joints -Community acquired begins as painful boil (transmitted from person to person) High risk: high school wrestlers, child care workers, crowded living conditions
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Symptoms of MRSA
warm to touch, purulent drainage, fever, abscess Bacteria can burrow deep into the body, life threatening infections of bone, joints, surgical wounds, bloodstream, heart valves, lungs
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Treatment of MRSA
Hospital acquired- IV vancomycin or Zyvox (not topical) Community aquired- Bactrim or dicloxacillin (PO) Prophylaxis- Bactroban nasal ointment prior to surgery
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Skin Cancers (3)
1. Basal cells- most common, but least often malignant 2. Squamous cell- 2nd most common, can metastasize to remote areas 3. Melanoma-Rarer, but high rates of metastasis
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Precancerous lesions (2)- describe
1. Actinic keratosis- due to UV rays, common in fair skin, rough, scaly, red plaques 2. Solar lentigos- liver/age spots, fair skin
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Skin cancer increases with ______ before age 50 _____ are more likely to have melanoma but after age 50 ______ are more likely
Age Women Men
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______ are 20x more likely to be diagnosed with skin cancers but ______ are 4x more likely to be diagnosed after the cancer has progressed
Caucasians African Americans
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ABCDEEs of mole assessment
Asymmetry Border Color Diameter Evolving Elevation
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Basal cell carcinoma
-Most common skin cancer in white-skinned people, Most curable, non-metastasizing -Increased risk w/ sun exposure -Characteristics: nodular form that begins small, flesh-colored or pink dome shaped bump
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Squamous cell carcinoma
-2nd most frequent, curable with early treatment, can metastasize to lymph nodes or internal organs -Increase risk w/ sun exposure -Characteristics: red & scaling, keratotic, elevated lesion with irregular border, shallow chronic ulcer -Horizontal spread
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What is Melanoma
-Cancer of the melanocytes -Malignant cells grow on the skin: radially spreading in the epidermis & vertically spreading deep into the dermis -Late sign: spread internally, in the eyes, and under the nails
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Risk factors of Melanoma
Early & extreme sun exposure -Family hx -Caucasian male -Blonde/ Red hair -Freckling on back -3 or more sunburn blistering before age 20 -3 or more years of outdoor job as teen
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ABCDE of melanoma
A: Vary in size & shape B: Irregular C: Varies D: >6mm E: mole or skin lesion that looks different from the rest or is changing in shape, color, size
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What is Eczema? Is it contagious
-Group of skin conditions that cause the skin to become inflamed or irritated -Not contagious -Atopic is most common -Affects 10-20% of infants & 3% of kids/ adults
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Characteristics/ Symptoms of eczema?
-Pruritis -Rash on face/back of knee/wrist/hands/feet -Skin very dry/thickened/scaly -Lesions may appear reddish then turn burn -Can ooze & crust over -Exacerbated by heat, cold detergents, Upper resp infection, stress
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Treatment of Eczema
-Relieve itching/prevent infection -Lotions & creams to keep moist -Cold compresses -OTC hydrocortisone cream or prescription strength -Immune modulator meds -TOPICAL
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What is Psoriasis? Is it contagious?
-Long term, chronic -Begins in Young Adults -NOT contagious -Affects 1-3% of popu. -Over-active immune system may be autoimmune -Link w/ obesity & cardiovascular disease
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Characteristics of Psoriasis?
Skin cells grow quickly causing skin to be thick, white, silvery or have red patches of skin --> plaque
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Normal skin cells grow ____ and flake off about every ____
gradually 4 weeks
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Treatment of psoriasis
-Keep skin moist -UV light phototherapy -Corticosteroid creams/lotions -TOPICAL meds -Immune modulating meds
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What skin disorders can be treated topically?
-Tineas pedis -Tinea versicolor -Candidiasis -Impetigo -Eczema -Psoriasis
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What skin disorders can NOT be treated topically
-Tinea capitis -Abscess -Furuncle & Carbuncle -Cellulitis -MRSA -Herpes Zoster: Shingles
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Superficial melanoma spreading type = __%
70
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Nodular form melanoma is the most _______
aggressive

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