4. Dermatology Flashcards
What are the different Fitzpatrick skin types
Type I (blonde or red hair, always burns, never tans)
Type II (fair hair, blue/green hair) usually burns, tans minimally
Type III sometimes mild burn, tans uniformly
Type IV burns minimally, tans well
Type V Very rarely burns, tans very quickly
Type VI Never burns, always tans
What is palmoplantar pustolosis?
Pustules, often psoriasis, smoker, brown dots
What are the different ways of describing a lesion?
Vesicle- small and fluid filled
Bulla- large and fluid filled
Pustule- small and pus filled
Abscess- large and pus filled
Erosion- loss of epidermis
Ulcer- Loss of epidermis and dermis
What are the different types of eczema
Atopic Acute Chronic Iriitant llergic
What are the three main types of skin cancer?
Basal cell
Malignant
Squamous cell
Describe the layers of skin?
Stratum basale- base Stratum spinosum Stratum granulsoum Stratum Lucidum Stratum corneum- top
A 60 year old man presents with multiple well defined warty and greasy papules with a stuck on appearance.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Seborrhoeic keratoses
What are the different types of psoriasis?
Scalp psoariasis
Palmo-plantar psoriasis
Guttate psoriasis
Plaqu psoriasis
Name some skin diseases associated with systemic disease?
Acanthosis Nigricans- pre malignancy
Eruptive xanthoma- hyperlipidaemia
Pretibial myoxedema- thyroid skin disease
What are the two emergencies in dermatology?
Steven johnson syndrome
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
What are the two emergencies in dermatology?
Steven johnson syndrome
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
What nail changes would you see in dermatitis?
Acute paronychia, ridging of the nails, onycholysis
