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Integumentary
Skin and its appendages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are honey crusted skin lesions that are bacterial in etiology? | Impetigo |
| What are the 2 types of impetigo? | Bullous type and non-bullous type |
| What pathogens commonly cause impetigo? | Staph aureus or strep pyogenes |
| What is the treatment for non-bullous impetigo? | Mupirocin ointment or (Bactroban) |
| What is the treatment for bullous impetigo? | Oral antibiotics |
| What is the primary lesion in pityriasis rosea? | A herald patch with trailing collarette scales inside an erythematous border commonly located on the trunk |
| What pattern of rash follows the herald patch in pityriasis rosea? | Rash with a Christmas tree pattern |
| What is the pathognomonic presentation of Rocky mountain spotted fever? | Erythematous rash on the hands and soles of feet appearing after a history of a tick bite or describing the patient recently being on a camping trip |
| What is the drug of choice for Rocky Mountain spotted fever? | Doxycycline |
| What is the pathogen in the arthropod or tic-borne infection, Rocky Mountain spotted fever? | Rickettsia rickettsii bacterial infection |
| What are the differential diagnoses to consider for the clinical impression of Rocky Mountain spotted fever? | Bacterial endocarditis, hand, foot, and mouth disease, and secondary syphilis |