Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Question 1

repeated exposure to milder irritants causing more resistance to irritants

Answer 1

hardening effect

Question 2

what do you apply to alkali irritant causing dermatitis

Answer 2

weak acid

Question 3

alkalis to skin

Answer 3

dissolve keratin

Question 4

acids to skin

Answer 4

corrosive

Question 5

preservation of eggs

Answer 5

sodium silicate (water glass)

Question 6

weaker acids are

Answer 6

astringent

Question 7

more widely used acid than others

Answer 7

sulfuric acid

Question 8

powerful oxidizing substance

Answer 8

nitric acid

Question 9

strongest inorganic that can dissolve glass

Answer 9

hydrofluoric acid

Question 10

how to neutralize hydrofluoric acid

Answer 10

hexafluorine -> 10% calcium gluconate & magnesium oxide

Question 11

protoplasmic poison

Answer 11

phenol (carbolic acid)

Question 12

white eschar on the surface of the skin

Answer 12

phenol (carbolic acid)

Question 13

absorbed phenol can cause

Answer 13

glomerulonephritis

arrhythmia

Question 14

phenol is neutralized with

Answer 14

65% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol

Question 15

airborne contact dermatitis may lead to

Answer 15

generalized exfoliative dermatitis

Question 16

stellate ganglion blockade

gabapentin

Answer 16

capsaicin

Question 17

mixture of tear gas in trichloroethane and various hydrocarbons resembling kerosene

Answer 17

mace

Question 18

small straw colored follicular plugs and papules on the malar crescent, retro auricular areas earlobes neck shoulders and scrotum

Answer 18

chloracne

Question 19

acute stage of chloracne

Answer 19

chemical burn

Question 20

chronic stage of chloracne

Answer 20

hyperpigmentation
hirsutism
skin fragility

Question 21

usual method of exposure for chloracne

Answer 21

direct contact

Question 22

chloracne histologically

Answer 22

loss of sebaceous glands

Question 23

frequent cause of occupational dermatitis in machine tool operators

Answer 23

lubricating and cutting oils (hydrocarbons)

Question 24

cause 10% of occupational dermatitis

Answer 24

solvents

Question 25

systemic drug related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE)

Answer 25

baboon syndrome

Question 26

allergens bind with selfproteins to create complete antigen

Answer 26

sensitization phase

Question 27

occurs upon repeated exposure to the allergen

Answer 27

elicitation phase

Question 28

most frequent site for nail polish dermatitis

Answer 28

eyelid dermatitis

Question 29

toxicodendron contains

Answer 29

uroshiol

Question 30

first symptom in toxicodendron dermatitis

Answer 30

marked pruritus

Question 31

most striking diagnostic feature of toxicodendron dermatitis

Answer 31

linear grouping of vesicles

Question 32

what to avoid in toxicodendron dermatitis treatment

Answer 32

antihistamine ointments

“caine” anesthetics

Question 33

prevent or diminish experimentally produced poison ivy dermatitis

Answer 33

quaternium-18 bentonite

Question 34

most frequently caused by nickel and chromates

Answer 34

metal dermatitis

Question 35

diagnosis for nickel dermatitis

Answer 35

positive patch test reaction

Question 36

primary irritants or as sensitizers to produce allergic contact dermatitis

Answer 36

chromium

Question 37

frequent cause of chrome dermatitis

Answer 37

hexavalent chrome compounds

Question 38

may act as irritants and as sensitizers

Answer 38

mercury

Question 39

most common sensitizer (accelerator)

Answer 39

thiuram mix

Question 40

most often the cause in shoe allergy

Answer 40

mercaptobenzothiazole

Question 41

cause depigmentation of the skin and ACD

Answer 41

hydroquinone antioxidants

Question 42

identified to cause half of unsuspected cases of allergic dermatitis

Answer 42

myroxylon pereirae (Balsam of Peru)

Question 43

common cosmetic in india, smeared in forehead

Answer 43

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