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Acute bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs)

#skin #softtissue #infections #cellulitis #infectiousdiseases #management #treatment #diagnosis #sstis
Acute bacterial skin ... and soft tissue ... infections (SSTIs) #skin ... management #treatment #diagnosis
Common Encountered Infections by Location

 • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Pneumonia
 • Intra-abdominal Infections
Location • Skin ... and Soft Tissue ... #differential #diagnosis
Skin and soft-tissue layers and their infections
Epidermis - Dermatitis (fungal) 
Dermis - Erysipelas 
Hypodermis - Cellulitis
Skin and soft-tissue ... - Myositis #Skin ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
scrofulaceum, malmoense SKIN ... & SOFT TISSUE INFECTION ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Spinal Abscess S - Skin ... / Soft Tissue: ... #differential #diagnosis
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... of Abscess in Skin ... and Soft Tissue ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
entire digit- soft ... are inflamed In skin ... Psoriatic plaques on skin ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Primary skin and ... soft tissue infections ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Pulmonary • Skin ... & Soft tissue ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Decubitus Ulcer Staging - Pressure Ulcer Stages help staff determine Degree of Harm to the patient.

Stage
I: • Intact skin ... painful, firm or soft ... Darkly pigmented skin ... of surrounding skin ... #Diagnosis #Staging