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This review covers common outpatient skin and soft tissue infections, detailing their bacterial, fungal, and viral causes. It guides primary care providers on diagnosing and managing conditions from impetigo to necrotizing fasciitis.

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  • Infectious Diseases
  • Primary Care Medicine

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  • Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are frequently encountered in primary care.
  • SSTIs present a spectrum of severity, from mild impetigo to life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive review of common SSTIs seen in outpatient settings.
  • To categorize SSTIs by etiology: bacterial, fungal, and viral.
  • To outline the etiology, presentation, evaluation, and management of various SSTIs.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of common SSTIs.
  • Categorization of infections based on causative agents (bacterial, fungal, viral).
  • Discussion of clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies.

Main Results:

  • Detailed review of specific bacterial infections including impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis, folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles, abscesses, and necrotizing fasciitis.
  • Overview of fungal infections such as sporotrichosis, tinea corporis, tinea pedis, and tinea capitis.
  • Discussion of viral infections including Herpes Simplex Virus, zoster, molluscum contagiosum, and warts.

Conclusions:

  • Primary care providers must be adept at recognizing and managing a wide array of SSTIs.
  • Understanding the etiology is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment of SSTIs.
  • This review serves as a guide for the evaluation and management of common bacterial, fungal, and viral skin infections.