Flashcards in Fungal Skin Infections Deck (53)
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What are all the skin infections?
tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp)
tinea corporis (ringworm of glabrous skin)
tinea cruris (ringworm of the groin)
tinea unguium or onychomycosis (ringworm of the nail)
tinea pedis (ringworm of the feet)
tinea barbae (ringworm of the beard)
tinea manuum (ringworm of the hand)
tinea versicolor
Candidiasis
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What is ringworm of scalp?
tinea capitis
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What is ringworm of glabrous skin?
tinea corporis
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What is ringworm in groin?
tinea cruris
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What is ringworm of nail?
tinea unguium or onychomycosis
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What is ringworm of the feet?
tinea pedis
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What is ringworm of the beard?
tinea barbae
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What is ringworm of the hand?
tinea manuum
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What is Superficial fungal infection of the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, with a propensity for attacking hair shafts and follicles?
tinea capitus
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What causes this?
dermatophytes
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What are the three genres?
microsporum, trichophyton, epidermophyton
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What is the dx for dermatophytes?
KOH mount, see branching hyphae
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What else can you use to dx dermatophytes?
cultures - take long time
wood's lamps
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Where do dermatophytes survive?
keratin, hair, nails
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Who gets tinea capitus?
children 3-10 yo
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What is the cause of tinea capitus?
trichophyton tonsurans
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How do you get tinea capitus?
person to person contact, orangism is viable on contaminated brushes, combs, sheets
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What is the presentation of tinea capitus?
non-inflammatory- patches of alopecia, scaling
Inflammatory - granulomatus, boggy mass
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How does tinea capitus progress?
red papules --> grayish ring --> pustules --> debris --> alopecia
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How do you dx tinea capitus?
KOH mount, wood lamp (the most common does not fluorescence), cultures (2 wk to identify)
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What is the tx for tinea capitus?
Griseofluvin 20-25 mg/kg/d for 6-8 wks
Itraconazole 3-5 mg/kg/d with a full meal for 4-6 wks
terbinafine 3-6 mg/kg/d for approximately 2-4 weeks
Selenium sulfide shampoo
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How does selenium sulfide shampoo help with tinea capitus?
reduces viable spores, reduce spreading
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What does tinea corporis look like?
annular lesions, scaly ring like, advances elevated borders, central clearing, deep inflammatory lesion
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What causes tinea corporis?
zoophilic or geophilic dermatophytes
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What is trichophyton rubum cause?
infection of hair, hair follicles, surrounding dermis, perifollicular granulomatous nodules
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How do you dx tinea corporis?
KOH test, skin scrapings, fungal cultures
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What is the treatment for tinea corporis?
topical agents
Naftifine 1% cream/gel (Naftin) x 4 weeks
Terbinafine topical (Lamisil)
Ketoconazole topical (Nizoral)
Clotrimazole 1% cream (Mycelex, Lotrimin)
Oxiconazole 1% cream (Oxistat)
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How should the topical be applied in tinea corporis?
at least 2 cm beyond area once or twice a day for at least 2 weeks
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What are the systemic agents of tinea corporis?
for extensive infection, immunosuppression, resistance to topicals, or comorbid tineas
GRISEOFULVIN 10mg/kg/d for 4 weeks
FLUCONAZOLE 50-100mg/d or 150mg once weekly for 2-4 weeks
ITRACONAZOLE 200mg/d x 1 week, or 100mg/d x 2 weeks
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