Skin and Eye Infections (Microbiology)

Recall cards on the skin and eye infections of microbiology. Anatomy and normal microbiota: the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis, the stratum corneum and keratin, desquamation, sweat and sebaceous glands, resident bacteria and fungi by skin region, and the conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, and tears. Bacterial infections: Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors, folliculitis, furuncles and carbuncles, scalded skin syndrome, MRSA, Streptococcus pyogenes, cellulitis, erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis, impetigo, acne and Cutibacterium acnes, Pseudomonas infections, cutaneous and inhalation anthrax, and the bacterial eye infections including conjunctivitis, ophthalmia neonatorum, trachoma, and keratitis. Viral infections: warts and HPV, oral herpes and HSV-1, roseola, fifth disease, and viral conjunctivitis. Mycoses: cutaneous and subcutaneous mycoses, the tineas (ringworm), aspergillosis, candidiasis, sporotrichosis, and fungal diagnosis with the Wood's lamp, KOH prep, and Sabouraud dextrose agar. And protozoan and helminthic infections: Acanthamoeba keratitis and the Loa loa eye worm.