6 - Derm - Eczema - Intro

Question 1

what type of condition? therefore?

Answer 1

inflamm

vasodilatation -> erythema and heat

Question 2

3 other main features

Answer 2

oedema (exudate), itch and pain (Infl mediators)

Question 3

5 other typical signs

Answer 3

scaling, dryness, fissures, bleeding, weeping

Question 4

secondary changes?

Answer 4

excoriations, lichenification

Question 5

3 ways eczema presents

Answer 5

acute
subacute
chronic

Question 6

Acute - 2 main features, a secondary feature,

Answer 6

erythema and oedema,
excoriation,
epidermal oedema and widening of intracellular spaces (spongiosis) -> vesicles and bullae

Question 7

Acute - pathology

Answer 7

epidermal oedema and widening of intracellular spaces (spongiosis) -> vesicles and bullae

Question 8

Subacute - diff to acute? 3 things…leading to??

Answer 8

less vesicles (less spongiosis)
thick epidermis (acanthosis) 
hyperkeratosis -> scaling

Question 9

chronic - 3 features

Answer 9

increased acanthosis/hyperkeratosis -> lichenification

persistent infl -> erythema

Question 10

Types of endogenous eczema - 5

Answer 10

atopic, seborrheic, asteatotic, venous, discoid

Question 11

types of exogenous eczema - 3

Answer 11

irritant, allergic contact, infective