Exam 33: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

In August, a 30-year-old man presents with an ulcer on his leg with swelling of the lymph nodes in the surrounding area. He reports taking numerous hikes in the woods behind is house hunting rabbits. He does not recall any animal bites. What disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis?

Which of the following organisms is responsible for impetigo?

Which of these is an abscess that extends more deeply into the subcutaneous tissue and may have multiple draining sites?

What is ringworm?

What is the best method of diagnosing scabies?

What causes scarlet fever?

What condition presents as a localized area of mildly painful erythema, warmth, and swelling of the skin with poorly demarcated margins?

What organism is known to cause severe necrotic cellulitis and primary sepsis?

All of the following viruses cause a characteristic viral syndrome, which includes severe bleeding manifestations, except

What causes rubella?

What organism produces "rat bite fever?"

A group of swim team members breaks out in a rash (folliculitis) the day after swimming at the pool. What organism is probably responsible for this outbreak?

What is thrush?

What happens in the later stages of toxic shock syndrome as a result of the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1?

Besides antimicrobial therapy, how are most carbuncles treated?

What causes rubeola?

What is a form of folliculitis in bearded men?

What is the most common bacterium found on the skin?

A common cause of eumycetoma:

What is the most well-known type of myonecrosis?