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Microbiology General 539b364c

Staphyloccus can cause :

A
Ecthyma
B
Erytharsma
C
Tumor
D
Impetigo contagioa
High-Yield Explanation
Skin and soft tissue infection of S. aureus Folliculitis – Superficial infection of ostia of hair follicle. Faruncles (boils) – More extensive painful lesions that tends to occur in hairy moist region of body and extend from hair follicle to become a true abscess, eg. buttock. Carbuncle – Mostly located in lower neck and are even more severe and painful. Acute paronychia – MC cause is S.aureus. Bullous impetigo – Impetigo is most frequently diagnosed bacterial infection. Ecthyma – It is deeper form of impetigo caused by Staph or Strep. Cellulitis Hiradenitis suppurativa - Recurrent follicular infections in region such as axilla. Sycosis barbae is chronic folliculitis of beard hair follicle. Remember : S. aureus is MC cause of surgical wound infection. Harrison 17/e, p 873 Non - bullous impetigo, cellulitis and erysipelas is caused by Strep. pyogenes more commonly than S.aureus. Ecthyma gangreosum is caused by Ps. aeruginosa. Erythma migrans is caused by Borrelia burgordeferi (Tick transmission). Erythrasma is caused by corynebacterium minutissimus. Impetigo contagiosa is usually caused by streptococci or mixed infections. – Most cases of impetigo is caused by S.aureus.

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