Dermatologic Disorders

1. What is the most common symptom of patients with dermatologic disorders?Bacterial skin infections: Impetigo, Folliculitis, Furunculosis, Carbuncle, Cellulitis2. How does impetigo typically present itself? Is this condition more common in adults of children?3. How is impetigo treated?4. What is folliculitis and how does it present itself?5. How is folliculitis treated & what are some teaching points you would include to patients about managing this condition?6. Furuncles and carbuncles are likely to occur in patients with which underlying conditions?7. What is a furuncle?8. Can a carbuncle form as a progression of a furuncle? Explain this.9. Apart from the physical signs and symptoms of cellulitis, including erythema, edema, and tenderness, what are some systemic clinical manifestations of this condition?Viral skin infections: Herpes zoster & herpes simplex (HSV) type 1 & 210. Herpes zoster, also known as “shingles” stems from exposure to which virus? Can this condition be contagious?11. Explain the signs and symptoms that are seen in each of the 3 phases of herpes zoster: pre-eruptive, active eruptive, and post-herpatic neuralgia.12. How is herpes zoster treated?13. Is there any way to prevent this condition?14. What is the difference between herpes simplex type 1 & 2?15. Can HSV still be spread even if lesions are not present?