Question 1

What is thrush?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tinea unguium 
B)  Tinea corporis 
C)  Dermatophytosis 
D)  Oral candidiasis 
A)  Tinea unguium 
B)  Tinea corporis 
C)  Dermatophytosis 
D)  Oral candidiasis D

Question 2

What is swimmer's itch?

Accepted Answer

A)  When cercariae larvae penetrate human skin, causing dermatitis 
B)  When arthropods deposit larvae in human skin, causing dermatitis 
C)  When food or water causes a dermatitis 
D)  When Pseudomonas spp. causes a dermatitis 
A)  When cercariae larvae penetrate human skin, causing dermatitis 
B)  When arthropods deposit larvae in human skin, causing dermatitis 
C)  When food or water causes a dermatitis 
D)  When Pseudomonas spp. causes a dermatitis A

Question 3

What organism produces "ratbite fever"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Streptobacillus moniliformis 
B)  Staphylococcus aureus 
C)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
D)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
A)  Streptobacillus moniliformis 
B)  Staphylococcus aureus 
C)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
D)  Chlamydia trachomatis A

Question 4

What is river blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infection with Naegleria fowleri 
B)  Infection with Onchocerca volvulus 
C)  Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis 
D)  Infection with Entamoeba histolytica 
A)  Infection with Naegleria fowleri 
B)  Infection with Onchocerca volvulus 
C)  Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis 
D)  Infection with Entamoeba histolytica

Question 5

What condition causes the nail margin to become painful,red,warm,and swollen with pus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Furuncle 
B)  Carbuncle 
C)  Erysipelas 
D)  Paronychia 
A)  Furuncle 
B)  Carbuncle 
C)  Erysipelas 
D)  Paronychia

Question 6

What is herpetic whitlow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary herpetic lesions of the genitals 
B)  Primary herpetic lesions of the finger 
C)  Primary herpetic lesions of the anus 
D)  Primary herpetic lesions of the lip 
A)  Primary herpetic lesions of the genitals 
B)  Primary herpetic lesions of the finger 
C)  Primary herpetic lesions of the anus 
D)  Primary herpetic lesions of the lip

Question 7

What is the most sensitive method of diagnosing cutaneous infections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture 
B)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C)  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D)  DNA probe 
A)  Culture 
B)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C)  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D)  DNA probe

Question 8

What causes rubella?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calicivirus 
B)  Herpesvirus 
C)  Paramyxovirus 
D)  Togaviridae 
A)  Calicivirus 
B)  Herpesvirus 
C)  Paramyxovirus 
D)  Togaviridae

Question 9

What is a circumscribed,hyperkeratotic,rough-textured,painless papule called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skin tick 
B)  Mole 
C)  Freckle 
D)  Wart 
A)  Skin tick 
B)  Mole 
C)  Freckle 
D)  Wart

Question 10

What organism,which usually causes respiratory infections,causes maculopapular and vesicular rashes,urticaria,and immunologically mediated erythema nodosum and erythema multiform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Streptococcus pneumoniae 
B)  Klebsiella pneumoniae 
C)  Mycoplasma pneumoniae 
D)  Haemophilus influenzae 
A)  Streptococcus pneumoniae 
B)  Klebsiella pneumoniae 
C)  Mycoplasma pneumoniae 
D)  Haemophilus influenzae

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Staphylococcus aureus 
B)  Enterococcus 
C)  Escherichia coli 
D)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
A)  Staphylococcus aureus 
B)  Enterococcus 
C)  Escherichia coli 
D)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Furuncle 
B)  Carbuncle 
C)  Folliculitis 
D)  Impetigo 
A)  Furuncle 
B)  Carbuncle 
C)  Folliculitis 
D)  Impetigo

Question 13

All of the following viruses cause a characteristic viral syndrome and severe bleeding manifestations EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ebola 
B)  Rabies 
C)  Junin 
D)  Marburg 
A)  Ebola 
B)  Rabies 
C)  Junin 
D)  Marburg

Question 14

What is the most common bacterium found on the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coagulase-negative staphylococci 
B)  Coagulase-negative streptococci 
C)  Escherichia coli 
D)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
A)  Coagulase-negative staphylococci 
B)  Coagulase-negative streptococci 
C)  Escherichia coli 
D)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 15

What is ringworm?

Accepted Answer

A)  A parasitic skin infection 
B)  A bacterial skin infection 
C)  A fungal skin infection 
D)  A viral skin infection 
A)  A parasitic skin infection 
B)  A bacterial skin infection 
C)  A fungal skin infection 
D)  A viral skin infection

Question 16

What organism is most often responsible for impetigo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Staphylococcus epidermidis 
B)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
C)  Enterococcus faecalis 
D)  Streptococcus agalactiae 
A)  Staphylococcus epidermidis 
B)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
C)  Enterococcus faecalis 
D)  Streptococcus agalactiae

Question 17

What disease results from a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that demonstrates a vesicular eruption in a unilateral dermatomal distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shingles 
B)  Chicken pox 
C)  Infectious mononucleosis 
D)  Rubella 
A)  Shingles 
B)  Chicken pox 
C)  Infectious mononucleosis 
D)  Rubella

Question 18

What happens in the late stages of toxic shock syndrome as a result of the production of exotoxin F?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bruising 
B)  Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
C)  Desquamation 
D)  Bacteremia 
A)  Bruising 
B)  Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
C)  Desquamation 
D)  Bacteremia

Question 19

The clinical syndrome of Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be confused with which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyme disease 
B)  Atypical measles 
C)  Syphilis 
D)  Allergic reactions 
A)  Lyme disease 
B)  Atypical measles 
C)  Syphilis 
D)  Allergic reactions

Question 20

Besides antimicrobial therapy,how are most carbuncles treated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teabags to draw the poison out 
B)  Moist heat, then cold compresses 
C)  Surgical drainage 
D)  Squeezing to express the pus and necrotic tissues 
A)  Teabags to draw the poison out 
B)  Moist heat, then cold compresses 
C)  Surgical drainage 
D)  Squeezing to express the pus and necrotic tissues

Exam 33: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

What is thrush?

What is swimmer's itch?

What organism produces "ratbite fever"?

What is river blindness?

What condition causes the nail margin to become painful,red,warm,and swollen with pus?

What is herpetic whitlow?

What is the most sensitive method of diagnosing cutaneous infections?

What causes rubella?

What is a circumscribed,hyperkeratotic,rough-textured,painless papule called?

What organism,which usually causes respiratory infections,causes maculopapular and vesicular rashes,urticaria,and immunologically mediated erythema nodosum and erythema multiform?

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

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

All of the following viruses cause a characteristic viral syndrome and severe bleeding manifestations EXCEPT:

What is the most common bacterium found on the skin?

What is ringworm?

What organism is most often responsible for impetigo?

What disease results from a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that demonstrates a vesicular eruption in a unilateral dermatomal distribution?

What happens in the late stages of toxic shock syndrome as a result of the production of exotoxin F?

The clinical syndrome of Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be confused with which of the following conditions?

Besides antimicrobial therapy,how are most carbuncles treated?

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