Common Cutaneous Infections: Patient Presentation, Clinical Course, and Treatment Options

Med Clin North Am. 2021 Jul;105(4):783-797. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.04.012.

Abstract

This evidence-based review highlights cutaneous infections of bacterial, viral, and fungal origin that are frequently encountered by clinicians in all fields of practice. With a focus on treatment options and management, the scope of this article is to serve as a reference for physicians, regardless of field of specialty, as they encounter these pathogens in clinical practice.

Keywords: Bacterial infections; Cutaneous infections; Herpesvirus; Superficial fungal.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Infections / pathology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Ecthyma / diagnosis
  • Ecthyma / drug therapy
  • Erysipelas / diagnosis
  • Erysipelas / drug therapy
  • Erythema Multiforme / diagnosis
  • Erythema Multiforme / drug therapy
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / drug therapy
  • Folliculitis / diagnosis
  • Folliculitis / drug therapy
  • Herpes Genitalis / diagnosis
  • Herpes Genitalis / drug therapy
  • Herpes Labialis / diagnosis
  • Herpes Labialis / drug therapy
  • Herpesviridae Infections / complications
  • Herpesviridae Infections / pathology*
  • Herpesviridae Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Impetigo / diagnosis
  • Impetigo / drug therapy
  • Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / diagnosis
  • Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses / complications
  • Mycoses / microbiology
  • Mycoses / pathology*
  • Onychomycosis / diagnosis
  • Onychomycosis / drug therapy
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / drug therapy*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / pathology*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / virology
  • Tinea Capitis / diagnosis
  • Tinea Capitis / drug therapy
  • Young Adult