Desert sore

Introduction to Desert Sore Desert sores, also known as pneumonia sores, spoiled sores, and sore throats, are an ulcerative disease that is prevalent in the deserts of the Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Myanmar. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.003% Susceptible people: no special people Mode of infection: non-infectious complication:

Desert sore cause

(1) Causes of the disease

Before the onset, there are traumas that are bitten by insects or neglected. Staphylococcus or streptococci can often be cultured.

(two) pathogenesis

Trauma. After the insect bites, Staphylococcus or Streptococcus invades the skin, causing local skin ulcers.

Desert sore prevention

1. Pay attention to skin hygiene, strengthen physical exercise, increase skin resistance and avoid trauma.

2. Maintain the integrity of skin function. For skin diseases, especially pruritic skin diseases, timely treatment should be carried out to prevent skin damage and avoid scratching and skin friction.

3. Clothes, towels, basins, etc. are prohibited from being used in public to prevent contact with infection. The patient should be properly isolated. The dressings and contact materials used by the patient should be strictly disinfected or burned. During the illness, it is forbidden to use the liquid to clean the skin lesions. Wash the affected area with tap water to prevent extension.

4. When you are sick, you should refrain from drinking alcohol or spicy food, and eat less thick food.

Desert sore complications Complication

The disease is related to purulent bacterial infections such as gluconeococcus, so clinical complications can be diverse. One is local skin ulceration to form superficial purulent necrosis and skin ulcers. Second, due to pathogen infection into the blood circulation, causing systemic blood-borne infections, causing sepsis, can directly damage the liver and the heart caused by explosive liver damage and fulminant myocarditis.

Symptoms of Desert Sores Common Symptoms Blisters in the depths of the skin of the hands and feet

Most of the damage occurred in the ankles, knees, hands and forearms. The basic damage was blistering around the blush, and soon the scar was formed. The underarms were irregular superficial, suppurative ulcers, ulcers up to 2 cm in diameter, single or multiple In the acute phase, it can be painful, with systemic symptoms, and local lymphadenopathy. After the symptoms disappear, there is a suppurative ulcer with brown crusting. After several weeks or several months, the ulcer heals and remains with pigmented scars.

Desert sore examination

1. Skin smear microscopy: It is an examination method for checking the presence of bacteria in blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid and peritoneal fluid.

2. Blood smear: It is the basic method of blood cytology examination, and it is widely used.

3. Smear is an examination method for detecting pathogens including gonococcus, cryptococcal, syphilis, and corynebacterium diphtheria in blood or tissues.

4. Skin lesions examination: The shape and arrangement of skin lesions in most skin diseases have certain regularity. Clearly understanding the shape and arrangement of skin lesions can help diagnose the skin diseases and observe the progress and prognosis of skin diseases.

Desert sore diagnosis

diagnosis

Diagnosis can be made based on skin lesions.

Differential diagnosis

Clinically easy to be confused with skin diphtheria, bacteriological examination helps to identify.

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