Superficial skin infections and pyodermas: impetigo, folliculitis, boils and carbuncles from staph, strep and MRSA. Testing and treatment at Haute-Derma.
Cellulitis and erysipelas: red, hot, painful, swollen skin with fever. How to tell them apart, emergency warning signs and treatment at Haute-Derma.
Toxin-producing Gram-positive infections: toxic shock syndrome, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome and PVL necrosis. Diagnosis and care at Haute-Derma.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection. Learn its warning signs, the LRINEC score, diagnosis and emergency care at Haute-Derma.
Necrotizing cellulitis: warning signs such as blood-filled blisters, black eschar and crepitus, plus how Haute-Derma diagnoses and treats it.
Myonecrosis (gas gangrene): severe muscle pain, swelling, crepitus and toxic shock. How Haute-Derma spots it early and coordinates emergency treatment.
Gram-negative coccal infections: meningococcal purpura, disseminated gonococcal infection, rapid diagnosis and urgent antibiotic care at Haute-Derma.
Gram-negative skin infections from Pseudomonas, Vibrio and others: ecthyma gangrenosum, green pus, biofilms, resistant strains and care at Haute-Derma.
Infective endocarditis skin signs: Osler nodes, Janeway lesions, splinter hemorrhages and petechiae, plus Duke criteria and urgent referral at Haute-Derma.
Skin signs of sepsis: purpura fulminans, mottling, acrocyanosis and ecthyma gangrenosum. Early recognition and urgent care pathways at Haute-Derma.
How DIC shows up on the skin: purpura fulminans, bruising, oozing and acral gangrene. Learn how Haute-Derma assesses and manages these urgent signs.
Erythrasma, pitted keratolysis, erysipeloid, bacillary angiomatosis and actinomycosis: signs, lab diagnosis and targeted antibiotics at Haute-Derma.
Cutaneous TB and nontuberculous mycobacteria: lupus vulgaris, scrofuloderma, fish tank granuloma and post-procedure NTM. Diagnosis and care at Haute-Derma.
Actinomycosis and actinomycetoma: woody swelling, draining sinuses, and sulfur granules. Diagnosis and long-term antibiotic treatment at Haute-Derma.
Cutaneous nocardiosis: abscesses, sporotrichoid nodules and mycetoma, diagnosis with modified Kinyoun stain and culture, and treatment at Haute-Derma.
Leprosy (Hansen's disease): numb skin patches, thickened nerves and lepra reactions. How Haute-Derma diagnoses it and treats it with WHO multidrug therapy.
