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Unusual skin infection

MedGen UID:
1689254
•Concept ID:
C5139163
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0032162

Definition

A type of infection of the skin that can be regarded as a sign of a pathological susceptibility to infection. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lyme disease: a rigorous review of diagnostic criteria and treatment.
Borchers AT, Keen CL, Huntley AC, Gershwin ME
J Autoimmun 2015 Feb;57:82-115. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.09.004. PMID: 25451629
Recent updates on onchocerciasis: diagnosis and treatment.
Udall DN
Clin Infect Dis 2007 Jan 1;44(1):53-60. Epub 2006 Nov 29 doi: 10.1086/509325. PMID: 17143815
The significance and management of periodontal lesions in HIV infection.
Robinson PG
Oral Dis 2002;8 Suppl 2:91-7. doi: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2002.00019.x. PMID: 12164669

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chronic Candidiasis in Children.
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Toenail paronychia.
Lomax A, Thornton J, Singh D
Foot Ankle Surg 2016 Dec;22(4):219-223. Epub 2015 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2015.09.003. PMID: 27810017
Post-transplant Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Koljonen V, Sahi H, Böhling T, Mäkisalo H
Acta Derm Venereol 2016 May;96(4):442-7. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2284. PMID: 26554531
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038
Genetic immunodeficiency disorders.
Paller AS
Clin Dermatol 2005 Jan-Feb;23(1):68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.09.011. PMID: 15708291

Diagnosis

Dermatopathology and the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections.
Howell SA
Br J Biomed Sci 2023;80:11314. Epub 2023 Jun 7 doi: 10.3389/bjbs.2023.11314. PMID: 37351018Free PMC Article
Cutaneous tuberculosis: A great imitator.
Chen Q, Chen W, Hao F
Clin Dermatol 2019 May-Jun;37(3):192-199. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.01.008. PMID: 31178102
Disseminated varicella-zoster virus in an immunocompetent adult.
Petrun B, Williams V, Brice S
Dermatol Online J 2015 Feb 22;21(3) PMID: 25780980
Epidemic sporotrichosis.
Schubach A, Barros MB, Wanke B
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2008 Apr;21(2):129-33. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3282f44c52. PMID: 18317034
Childhood exanthems.
Frieden IJ
Curr Opin Pediatr 1995 Aug;7(4):411-4. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199508000-00012. PMID: 7581645

Therapy

Dalbavancin.
Barberán J, de la Cuerda A, Barberán LC
Rev Esp Quimioter 2021 Sep;34 Suppl 1(Suppl1):26-28. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.37201/req/s01.07.2021. PMID: 34598419Free PMC Article
Rhinoscleroma.
Umphress B, Raparia K
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Dec;142(12):1533-1536. Epub 2018 Aug 31 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0073-RA. PMID: 30168726
Toenail paronychia.
Lomax A, Thornton J, Singh D
Foot Ankle Surg 2016 Dec;22(4):219-223. Epub 2015 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2015.09.003. PMID: 27810017
Epidemic sporotrichosis.
Schubach A, Barros MB, Wanke B
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2008 Apr;21(2):129-33. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3282f44c52. PMID: 18317034
Hand infections.
Moran GJ, Talan DA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1993 Aug;11(3):601-19. PMID: 8359133

Prognosis

Cardiac manifestations of parasitic diseases.
Nunes MC, Guimarães Júnior MH, Diamantino AC, Gelape CL, Ferrari TC
Heart 2017 May;103(9):651-658. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309870. PMID: 28285268
Toenail paronychia.
Lomax A, Thornton J, Singh D
Foot Ankle Surg 2016 Dec;22(4):219-223. Epub 2015 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2015.09.003. PMID: 27810017
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038
Genetic immunodeficiency disorders.
Paller AS
Clin Dermatol 2005 Jan-Feb;23(1):68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.09.011. PMID: 15708291
Lyme borreliosis.
Stanek G, Strle F
Lancet 2003 Nov 15;362(9396):1639-47. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14798-8. PMID: 14630446

Clinical prediction guides

Primary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis: An Update.
Reyna-Rodríguez IL, Ocampo-Candiani J, Chavez-Alvarez S
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Oct;21(5):681-696. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00525-z. PMID: 32557380
Chronic Candidiasis in Children.
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Cardiac manifestations of parasitic diseases.
Nunes MC, Guimarães Júnior MH, Diamantino AC, Gelape CL, Ferrari TC
Heart 2017 May;103(9):651-658. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309870. PMID: 28285268
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038
Lyme borreliosis.
Stanek G, Strle F
Lancet 2003 Nov 15;362(9396):1639-47. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14798-8. PMID: 14630446

Recent systematic reviews

Atypical cutaneous findings of hand-foot-mouth disease in children: A systematic review.
Starkey SY, Mar K, Khaslavsky S, Seeburruth D, Khalid B, Virmani D, Lam JM, Mukovozov I
Pediatr Dermatol 2024 Jan-Feb;41(1):23-27. Epub 2023 Oct 25 doi: 10.1111/pde.15461. PMID: 37877202
Atypical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review.
Meireles CB, Maia LC, Soares GC, Teodoro IPP, Gadelha MDSV, da Silva CGL, de Lima MAP
Acta Trop 2017 Aug;172:240-254. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.022. PMID: 28526427
Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating fractures of the middle third of the clavicle.
Lenza M, Buchbinder R, Johnston RV, Belloti JC, Faloppa F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Jun 6;(6):CD009363. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009363.pub2. PMID: 23740670
Skin nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in systemic lupus erythematosus: an unusual skin infection mimicking lupus vasculitis.
Touma Z, Haddad A, Gladman DD, Uleryk EM, Urowitz MB
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2013 Apr;42(5):498-506. Epub 2013 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.08.002. PMID: 23332736
Use of terbinafine in rare and refractory mycoses.
Revankar SG, Nailor MD, Sobel JD
Future Microbiol 2008 Feb;3(1):9-17. doi: 10.2217/17460913.3.1.9. PMID: 18230029

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