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Diseases of Skin and Eyes
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
11/15/2010

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Candidiasis; Yeast and Thrush
Definition
Candida albicans; bright red macular rash
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Scabies (Mites)
Definition
Sarcoptes scabiei; papules
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Pediculosis (Lice)
Definition
Pediculus humanus capitis; itching
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Conjuctivitis (Pink Eye)
Definition
Haemophilis influenzae; redness
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Chicken Pox
Definition
Varicella Zoster virus; vesicles confined to face, throat, and back
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Shingles
Definition
Varicella-Zoster virus; vesicles on one side of waist, upper chest, face, and scalp
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Herpes Simplex
Definition
Herpes Simplex virus type 1; vesicles around mouth
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Ringworm (Tineas)
Definition
Microsporum spp.; Trychophyton spp.; Epidermophyton spp.; various skin lesions 
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Fifth Disease
Definition
Human Parvovirus; macular facial rash
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Roseola
Definition
Herpes virus 6 & 7; fever and macular body rash
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Warts
Definition
Human Papillomavirus; horny projection of skin
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Smallpox (Variola)
Definition
Small pox virus; pustules on skin
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Monkeypox
Definition
Monkeypox virus; pustules on skin
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Acne
Definition
Proprionibacterium acnes; inflammatory lesions of sebum ruptering hair follicles.
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Measles (Rubeolla)
Definition
Measles virus; skin rash of reddish macules first on face then on trunk and extremities.
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Rubella (German Measles)
Definition
Rubella virus; Skin rash with reddish macules; less intense than measles < 3 days
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Impetigo
Definition
Staphlococcus aureus; vesicles on skin
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Folliculitis
Definition
Staphlococcus aureus; inflammation of hair follicle
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Toxic Shock Syndrome
Definition
Staphlococcus aureus; fever, rash, shock
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Scalded Skin Syndrome
Definition
Staphlococcus aureus; skin peels in sheets
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Necrotizing faciitis
Definition
Streptococcus pyogenes; tissue destruction
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Erysipelas
Definition
Streptococcus pyogenes; reddish patches on skin
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Psedomonas dermatitis
Definition
Psedomonas aeruginosa; rash on skin
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Otis Externa (Swimmer's Ear)
Definition
Pseudomonas aeroginosa; infection in the external ear canal
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Boruli Ulcer
Definition
Mycobacterium ulcerans; localized swelling or hardness progressing to deep ulcer
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