Approach to the Patient with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection.
Title
Approach to the Patient with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection.
Creator
Watkins RR; David MZ
Publisher
Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America
Date
2021
2021-03
Description
The diagnosis of a skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) requires careful attention to a patient's history, physical examination, and diagnostic test results. We review for many bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens that cause SSTIs the clues for reaching a diagnosis, including reported past medical history, hobbies and behaviors, travel, insect bites, exposure to other people and to animals, environmental exposures to water, soil, or sand, as well as the anatomic site of skin lesions, their morphology on examination, and their evolution over time. Laboratory and radiographic tests are discussed that may be used to confirm a specific diagnosis.
Subject
Diagnosis; Differential diagnosis; Environmental exposures; Laboratory testing; Skin and soft tissue infection
Identifier
Format
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Pages
1-48
Issue
1
Volume
35
ISSN
1557-9824 0891-5520
NEOMED College
NEOMED College of Medicine
NEOMED Department
Department of Internal Medicine
Update Year & Number
March 2021 List
Affiliated Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital
Citation
Watkins RR; David MZ, “Approach to the Patient with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed September 18, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/11585.