3: Rashes Flashcards
What are treatment options for contact dermatitis (5)?
- Remove cause.
- Compresses
- Topical steroid
- PO steroid (for allergic and irritant, PO are permissible)
- Patch testing for chronic allergic contact derma
Direct toxic reaction to rubbing, friction, or maceration, or by exposure to chemical or thermal agents.
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Psoriasis with severe skin redness over a large part of the body. Skin shedding that occurs in large sheets rather than smaller flakes or scales. Pustules or blisters. Burnt-looking skin.
Erythrodermic Psoriasis
Infx of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues that can lead to fever, erythema, edema, and pain.
Cellulitis
Presents with flares of widespread sterile pustules on a background of red and tender skin.
General Pustular Psoriasis
Joint problems associated with a red patches of skin topped with silvery scales.
Psoriatic Arthritis
Dermatitis with an appearance that is erythematous, scaly, and eczematous.
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
What type of allergic reaction is allergic contact dermatitis?
Type IV
Causes of cellulitis (4).
- Break in skin (surgical)
- Wound
- Ulcer
- Superinfx
Caused by dermatophytes that infect the stratum corneum.
Tinea
Dermatitis that is antigen and antibody mediated.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
With dyshidrotic eczema, you need to r/o _____.
Infx caused by bacteria or fungus.
Candidiasis is often found in immune-compromised and _____ adults.
Diabetic
If a patient with a cellulitis rash appears ill, what labs do you get?
CBC or sed rate (or wound culture)
What is the assessment and management for stasis dermatitis (4)?
- Vascular assessment
- Doppler
- Review clotting factors
- Treat with support, emollients, corticosteroids, compression hose
How is candidiasis diagnosed?
KOH wet mount (though diagnosis is typically clinical)
Eczematous dermatitis of the leg that is associated with chronic edema, varicose veins, hyperpigmentation, and vascular surgery.
Stasis Dermatitis
Chronic psoriatic pustular condition affecting palms and soles.
Palmoplantar Pustulosis