Skin InfectionsAmber Giacomazzi, MS, ATC

Types of Infections

_______ Infections _______ Infections _______ Infections

Viral Infections

______________ Skin eruption of _______ that tend to recur in

the ____________ HSV-1 : occurs as a _________ or _______

around the _______ HSV-2 : occurs around the ______ and is

classified as a ______ Herpes gladiatorum- appears on the

______, _________, _________, __________ Herpes zoster- appears in a ______________

on the body (___________)

Viral Infections

Viral Infections

Signs and symptoms Feel ________, _______, __________

immediately _______ appearance of fluid-filled vesicle

May feel ill Treatment

Athlete must be _______________________ until lesions have _________________

________________________

Bacterial Infections

__________ are one-celled microorganisms that can multiply in an environment that supports their reproduction

Bacteria that causes __________ are called _____________

Two common types of bacteria to infect the skin are ______________ (_____) and _________________ (______)

Bacterial Infections

_____________________ Common skin infection,

primarily observed in ____________

Caused by streptococci and spreads ________ when athletes are in _____________ with one another

Eruption of small vesicles that form into ________ and later ________ ____________

Bacterial Infections

_____ (_________) Localized, ___________

_______ of staphylococcus bacteria that originates in a _________________

Commonly occur in athletes wearing ___________________

Bacterial Infections

__________ Inflammatory reaction to the

____________, usually around the ______, ______ or _________

Bacterial Infections

Signs and Symptoms __________, __________, _________ and

________ Pus may form in infected area from either

_____ or _____ Treatment

Treated with ___________________ If open, pus-filled lesion develops, it

should be __________ __________________________________________

Bacterial Infections

_________________________________(_____) ________ to the _______ called methicillin as

well as other antibiotics Most common in people who are in the

hospital and are ill (__________ or _____________ acquired)

Signs and Symptoms▪ ____________________ depending on the __________,

_________, __________, and _____________ Treatment▪ _______________________

Bacterial Infections

Fungal Infections

Tinea capitis— Tinea cruris— Tinea pedis— Tinea corporis— Tinea barbae— Tinea versicolor—

Fungal Infections

Fungal Infections

Signs and Symptoms _______, ________, _______, _________ (or

___________) (____________) multiple, small, circular

macules that are pink, brown or white. ________ will not _____

Treatment _________________, _________, or

_______________ meds