Aaron: Dermatology Flashcards
Rash on upper arms and shoulders, worse in cold, dry weather, retained keratin plugs in hair follicles, what am I?
Keratosis Pilaris
Treatment is Urea Cream
Constant wet hands, healthcare setting, itchy rash on the hands, what am I?
Contact Dermatitis
What are big hallmark signs of basal cell carcinoma?
Chronic, >3 weeks, non-healing ulcerated lesion, telangiectasia, no ulceration
Lichen Planus has what disease attached to it?
Hepatitis C
Psoriatic Arthritis, what is the best therapy?
Methotrexate
A nail bed infection should be treated with what?
Anti-septic soaks and topical antibiotics
How is Herpes Zoster transmitted to other patients?
Direct Contact
At what point is Herpes Zoster not infectious?
The lesions are crusted over
If I am immunocompromised, exposed pregnancy, what are my treatment suggestions?
Varicella Vaccine and Immunoglobulin
Not immunocompromised, just varicella vaccine
If I am a Health care worker that is exposed to a varicella patient, and I am pregnant. But I have documented Varicella administration, what is the next best step?
No treatment, all good
A dermatology patch with sharp demarcated borders, central clearing, usually the inner thighs?
Tinea Cruris, fungal infection
Candida Albicans is usually found where?
How can it be confirmed?
Found between the skin folds
KOH preparation
Multiple Skin tags are associated with what condition?
Insulin Resistance
Pyoderma Gangrenosum is associated with what disease?
Crohn’s Disease
Keloid formation, on the ear is treated how?
Intralesional glucocorticoids
Young male with erythematous plaques on the eyebrows, nasal bridge, and greasy scales on nasal labial folds, what is this?
What disease is this associated with?
Seborrheic Dermatitis
HIV/Parkinson’s Disease
Fragile Skin, painless blisters, facial hypertrichosis, and hyperpigmentation, new OCP onset, what could this be?
What disease is associated with it?
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Chronic Hep C
Ichthyosis Vulgaris is what kind of skin condition?
What is the treatment?
bad skin moisture, happens during cold months, have gray/fish scales
Urea containing moisturizer
Plantar wart gets what treatment?
How long will it take?
Topical Salicylic acid
2-3 weeks
Seborrheic Dermatitis is a chronic disease, what are the appropriate treatment and treatment frequency?
Selenium Sulfide and recurrent treatments every few weeks
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria for daily flare ups should be treated how?
H1 blocker, cetirizine
Chronic spontaneous Urticaria long term prognosis usually looks like what?
spontaneous resolution within 2-5 years
Premenstrual failure ups of inflammatory acne, what is the next best?
Estrogen/Progesterone Failure Ups
Photoaging treatment is what?
Tretinoin or all-trans-retinoic acid
Rosacea treatment is what?
Metronidazole
Seborrheic Dermatitis symptoms look like what?
chronic, superficial, inflammatory process rich in sebaceous glands, increased dandruff
Actinic Keratosis can lead to what bad disease?
What is a treatment for Actinic keratosis?
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
5-flurouracil
What BP medication can cause a photosensitivity rash while on a Florida vacation?
Hydrochlorothiazide
Melanoma over what size should be biopised?
8 mm
What disease can show up in a 60-year-old patient, weeks of itching, extensive Bullae, no mucosal involvement?
Bullous Pemphigoid
Rosacea on the face can lead to what long term problems?
Ocular manifestations
Hiradenitis suppurativa, what is the first medication step after weight loss and smoking cessation?
Oral Doxycycline
How is actinic Keratosis, a singular lesion, treated?
topical liquid nitrogen
Atopic Dermatitis is treated with skin hydration, hot and cold environment avoidance. What is the next step if the patient wakes up in the middle of the night and is extremely uncomfortable?
Topical Glucocorticoids
Squamous Cell Carcinoma removal on the ear, can be removed how?
Moh’s Surgery
Well circumscribed hair loss areas, region is well demarcated?
Alopecia Areatera
Alopecia Areatera is associated with what other autoimmune conditions?
autoimmune thyroid disease, vitiligo, and pernicious anemia
Mild to Moderate steroids are treated with what medication?
Fluocinonide 0.05%, high potency glucocorticoid
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, surgery is refused what are the other treatment opitions?
Cryotherapy, electrosurgery, and radiation therapy
Optimal Tinea Faciei is best treated with what condition?
oral Griseofulvin
Xerosis; scaly, lichenified skin, pink plaques in the flexural regions, is what and treated by what?
Atopic Dermatitis
T/x: Triamcinolone cream
Methotrexate treats what condition?
Rheumatoid Arthritis
First line treatment of Rosacea is what?
oral Doxycycline
Chronic atopic dermatitis has should have what sort of testing done?
None, stick to the Triamcinolone cream
First line nursing home treatment for a skin abscess after I and D, is what abx?
Doxycycline
TMP-SMX, can have what bleeding condition after the fact?
Low Platelets
Pruritic Polygonal Rash on the forearms, history of hep c, what is the most common rash?
Lichen Planus
An 18-year-old woman with treatment resistant acne that has failed relief with benzoyl peroxide, what is the next best medication?
Topical Retinoid
Comedonal Acne Vulgaris, young male adult, what is the first line?
Tretinoin 0.025%
Tinea Corpis treatment is usually what?
Terbinafine cream
