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Chp 19, Lect 3 (Impetigo (M. Protein (Cytoplasmic membrane that…
Chp 19, Lect 3
Impetigo
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S/S small flattened red patches appear on face and limbs, Vesicles are oozing, puss filled on red base. Break and form thich sticky crust that is attached to skin and intense itching
Most cases have S, aureus and S pyogenes
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strains of S. Pyogenes may spread from impetigo or erysipelas into blood and then into the kidneys where acute glomerulonephritis can result
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Scaled Skin Syndrome
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Signs and symptoms are reddening and wrinkling of the skin usually near the mouth, spreads over entire body. Large blisters with clear fluid, and within 2 days skin peels off in sheets
Blood carries theses toxins from site of infection throughout the body; circulation of toxins in the blood is called Toxemia
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Transmitted by person to person spread by bacteria onto skin surfaces and pathogens will penetrate cuts and abrasions
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