Schneiderman Prelims Vol-I. qxd

INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS
African trypanosomiasis 
AD 131:1178–1182, 1995
AIDS – AIDS-associated Kawasaki-like syndromes 
Clin Inf Dis
32:1628–1634, 2001
Anthrax – 
Bacillus anthracis; malignant pustule; face, neck,
hands, arms; starts as papule then evolves into bulla on red
base; then hemorrhagic crust with edema and erythema with
small vesicles; edema of surrounding skin 
Am J Dermatopathol
19:79–82, 1997; J Clin Inf Dis 19:1009–1014, 1994; Br J
Opthalmol 76:753–754, 1992; J Trop Med Hyg 89:43–45, 1986;
Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 38:355–361, 1981
Arthropod bite – hypersensitivity to mosquito bites with intense
erythema and edema 
AD 139:1601–1607
Cat scratch disease 
Ghatan p.252, 2002, Second Edition
Chromomycosis
Ehrlichiosis
Enterovirus 71 
NEJM 341:929–935, 1999
Erysipelas – chronic, recurrent
Erysipeloid – 
Erysipelothrix insidiosa (rhusiopathiae) – seal
finger, blubber finger 
AD 130:1311–1316, 1994; Clin Microbiol
Rev 2:354–359, 1989; JAAD 9:116–123, 1983
Filariasis
Herpes simplex virus 
AD 135:1125–1126, 1999
Human herpesvirus 8 – relapsing inflammatory syndrome; fever,
lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, edema, arthrosynovitis,
exanthem of face, hands, wrists, and elbows
NEJM
353:156–163, 2005
Leprosy – type 2 lepra reaction 
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact
Dis 1986; lepromatous; type 1 or type 2 reaction in borderline
Leprosy – lepromatous; type 1 or type 2 reaction in borderline
JAAD 51:417–426, 2004; Rook p.1227, 1998, Sixth Edition;
erythema nodosum leprosum – edema of hands and feet 
BJD
144:175–181, 2001
Loiasis – Calabar swellings; temporary of arm and hand, and
elsewhere; angioedema 
Rook p.1387–1388, 1998, Sixth Edition
Parvovirus B19 
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 36:209–210, 2000;
papular and purpuric gloves and socks syndrome; painful and
pruritic symmetric swelling of hands and feet 
JAAD 48:941–944,
2003
Pasteurella multocida – cellulitis with ulceration with
hemorrhagic purulent discharge with sinus tracts 
Medicine
63:133–144, 1984
Salmonella osteomyelitis and the hand-foot syndrome J Pediatr
Orthop 12:534–538, 1992
Seal finger – painful, swollen red finger; synovitis 
J Rheumatol
13:647–648, 1986
Spider bites 
Rev Ins Med Trop Sao Paolo 2000
Toxic shock syndrome, either streptococcal or staphylococcal –
widespread macular erythema, scarlatiniform, and
papulopustular eruptions; occasional vesicles and bullae;
edema of hands and feet; mucosal erythema; second week
morbilliform or urticarial eruption occurs with desquamation at
10–21 days 
Clin Inf Dis 32:1470–1479, 2001; JAAD
39:383–398, 1998; Rev Infect Dis 11 (Suppl 1):S1–7, 1989;
JAAD 8:343–347, 1983
Trypanosomiasis – African; edema of face, hands, feet with
transient red macular, morbilliform, petechial or urticarial
dermatitis; circinate, annular of trunk 
Rook p.1407–1408, 1998,
Sixth Edition