Buzzwords - Derm

Question 1

exclamation point hairs

Answer 1

alopecia areata

Question 2

atopic triad

Answer 2

eczema
allergic rhinitis
asthma

Question 3

5 P’s: purple, polygonal, planar, pruritic papules

Answer 3

lichen planus

Question 4

Koebner’s phenomenon

Answer 4

new lesions at site of trauma

-lichen planus or psoriasis

Question 5

Wickham striae

Answer 5

fine white lines on the skin lesions or on the oral mucosa

-lichen planus

Question 6

Herald Patch

Answer 6

solitary salmon-colored macule on trunk 2-6 cm

-pityriasis rosea

Question 7

Christmas Tree pattern

Answer 7

pityriasis rosea

Question 8

sausage digits

Answer 8

psoriatic arthritis

Question 9

“pencil in cup” deformity on xray

Answer 9

psoriatic arthritis

Question 10

Auspitz sign

Answer 10

punctate bleeding w/ removal of plaque/scale

-psoriasis, actinic keratosis

Question 11

verruca vulgaris

Answer 11

common warts (hpv)

Question 12

verruca plantaris

Answer 12

plantar warts (hpv)

Question 13

verruca plana

Answer 13

flat warts (hpv)

Question 14

condyloma acuminata

Answer 14

genital warts (hpv)

Question 15

Bowen’s disease

Answer 15

squamous cell carcinoma in situ; slow growing

Question 16

lymphangitis

Answer 16

spread of infx via lymphatic vessels

-seen as streaking from infected area following lymph vessels

Question 17

pasteurella multocida

Answer 17

cat bite

tx: augmentin (doxy if pcn allergy)

Question 18

tx dog bite or human bite

Answer 18

AUGMENTIN

or clinda + cipro or bactrim