title: Update on cutaneous manifestations of infectious diseases.
abstract: Many emerging pathogens present in the skin and are of interest to dermatologists. Recent epidemics of measles, avian flu, and SARS demonstrated how an organism can rapidly spread worldwide because of airline travel. Travelers are often contagious before they are aware that they have the disease, contributing to the spread. This article reviews bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens important to dermatologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17821, USA. Delston@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: Dirk M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elston
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents