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Name the 3 common bacterial infections of the skin

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Impetigo (surface)
Cellulitis (dermis)
Eryipleas (cellulitis)

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What re the 2 most common bacterial infections of the skin?

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Gram Positive Staphylococcus Aureus

Strep Pyogenes

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What is the classical presentation of Impetigo?

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Honeycomb well circumscribe lesion on the nose and face, children aged 2-5

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What is the treatment of impetigo?

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Topical fusidic acid

Or if severe or longer than 7 days then Flucloxacillin

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What is the most common cause os erysipelas?

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Superficial dermal infection with strep progenies

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what are the clinical features of erysipelas?

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Painful red areas, no central clearing with associated fever and lymohadenopathy

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Which condition does Erysipelas have the same treatment as?

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Cellulitis

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what is cellulitis?

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This is infection of the deep dermis caused by PS or SA

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What are 3 predisposing factors to cellulitis?

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CM
Tinea pedis
Lymphedema

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What are the clinical features of cellulitis?

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Hot, swollen, oedematous diffuse skin rash, which is painful, associated with fever and lymphadenopathy

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What is the management of cellulitis and therefore also eriypleas?

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Elevate the leg
Benzylpenicillin + Flucloxacillin
If serve or extensive then admit

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What is folliculitis?

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Pustular SA infection of the hair follicle LESS than 5mm

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What is furniculosis?

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Single hair follicle associated inflammatory nodule, infection to the subcutaneous tissue

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What is a carbuncle

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Extensive Furniculosis leading to an access and purulent discharge

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What is the management for F and F?

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Nothing or topical antibiotic

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What is the management of a carbuncle?

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Admission
Drainage
Oral antibiotics

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What is Necrotising Fasciitis?

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This is an infection of the deep subcutaneous fat, dermis and muscle, leading to necrosis

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Is NF an emergency?

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Yes

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What are the risk factors for necrotising fasciitis?

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DM
Trauma
Syrgery
Venous thrombosis

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What are the 2 types of necrotising fasciitis?

what are the common causes of each?

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Type 1 = Mixture of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria
Staphylococci
Steptococci, enterococci
Gram negative bacilli
Type 2 = mono microbial and caused by STREP PYOGENES

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What site is affected in necrotising fasciitis?

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Any site in the body

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What are the clinical features?

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Rapid onset with development of erythema, extensive oedema, sever unremitting pain, haemorrhage bull, systemic symptoms, skin necrosis, crepitus
ANASTHESIA at the site of infection is particularly indicative

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How do you diagnose necrotising fasciitis?

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Clinical diagnosis

Imaging can help but delays the treatment

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What Is the first line management of NF?

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Surgical review -open wound, don’t close
IV fluid
IV broad spectrum antibiotics = flucloxacillin
Gentamycin
Clindamycin
IV opiates

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What is the mortality rate of NF?
17-40%
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What is the definition of pyomyositis?
This is an access within any muscle in the body but is usually un the lower limbs and is caused from an area of cellulitis or endocarditis
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What is the causative organism in pyomyositis?
Staphylococcus aureus
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What are the predisposing factors to PM?
``` DM Immunocompromised IVDU Steroid use Malignancy Rheumatological disease Liver cirrhosis ```
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What are the common clinical features of PM?
Fever WOODY INDURATION od the affected muscle Pain
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What can PM develop into?
Sepsis and septic shock
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What is the key investigation of PM?
CT/MRI
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What are the 2 key treatments for PM?
Surgical drainage and broad spectrum antibiotics
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What is septic bursitis?
This is infective inflammation of the bursae
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What is the causative organism in SB?
Staphylococcus Aureus
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What 2 bursae are commonly affected?
Patellar | Olecranon
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What re the symptoms of SB?
``` Pain Inability to kove Fever Oedema Erythematous ```
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What is the single KEY investigation of SB?
Aspiration (may not actually do though because it introduces the infection into the joint
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Who is particularly at risk of septic bursitis?
Rheumatoid Arthritis patients DM IVDU Immunocompromised
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What is the management of septic bursitis?
This would be antibiotics
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What is infective tenosynovitis
This is infection of the synovial tendon flexor sheaths
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What is the most common cause of IT?
Penetrating trauma
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What is the most common causative organism of IT?
Staphylococcus aureus | Strep
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What tendons are usually affected?
The flexor muscle tendons or the tendon sheaths of the hands
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What are the 3 main clinical findings in IT?
Erythematous fusiform swelling of the finger Hand held in a semi flexed position Pain on extension of the finger
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What are the management options for IT?
Empirical antibiotics | Hand surgeon review ASAP
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What is toxic shock syndrome?
This is acute septicaemia in women usually from a retained tampon
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What are 2 causes of toxic shock syndrome?
Retained high absorbance tampon | Small skin infections such as staph aureus that secretes TSST1
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what are the 2 causative organisms of toxic shock syndrome?
Staph aureus | Streptococci
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How does toxic shock syndrome come about pathogenesis wise?
The retained tampon becomes colonised with SA Creates a super antigen that doesn't activate the immune system normally Superantigen binds directly to T cell receptors activating 20% and this leads to a massive cytokine release causing endothelial leakage, haemodynamic shock, multi-organ failure, death
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What are the diagnostic criteria symptoms?
``` Fever Hypotension Diffuse macular rash, + involvement of 3 or more of the following organs: Liver Blood Renal GI CNS Muscular ```
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What are the 3 clinical investigation findings than contribute to TSS?
Isolation of SA Production of TssT1 by isolate Development of an antibody to toxin during convalescence
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If it is confirmed Streptococcal TSS, then what is this usually associated with?
Strep in depp seated infection such as necrotising fasciitis
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What are the investigations and results in TSS?
FBC etc | Increased CPK and low platelets
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What are the general measure of management of TSS?
``` Remove the offending agent IV fluids IV antibiotics Inotropes Immunoglobuins ```
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What antibiotic therapy is suitable for TSS?
Flucloxacillin
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If it streptococcal infection then what other measures do you wish to take?
Urgent surgical debridement of the infected tissues
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What is the mortality rate for Staph | Strep?
5% | 50%
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What is Staphylococcal Scaled Skin Syndrome?
This occurs in children and is caused by a toxin secreting SA
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What is the pathogenesis of SSSS?
The toxin, exfoliatin, causes intra-epidermal cleavage at the level of the stratum corneum leading to the formation of large flaccid blisters that shear readil
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What are the clinical presentations of SSSS?
Widespread bull and skin exfoliation
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What re the 2 managements for SSSS?
IV fluids | IV antibiotics
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What organisms causes a IV associated infection?
Staph Areus MSSA MRSA
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what re the 4 risk factors of a IV AI?
Continuous infection over 48 hours Cannula in situ for more than 72 hours Cannula in the lower limb Patients with neurological. neurosurgical issues
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How can you diagnose it?
With positive blood cultures | Do ECHO to check for endocarditis
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What organism is the cause of a surgical site wound infection?
Staphylococcus Aureus including MRSA, MSSA | Coagulase negative streptococci
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What re the 4 classes of a surgical wound infection?
Class I: clean wound (respiratory, alimentary, genital or infected urinary systems not entered) Class II: clean contaminated wound (above tracts entered but no unusual contamination) Class III: contaminated wound (open, fresh, accidental wounds or gross spillage from GI tract) Class IV: infected wound (existing clinical infection, infection present before operation)
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What re the managements of these 2 infections?
Remove the cannula Express pus Antibiotic for 14 days

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