Ch 65 Flashcards
General term that refers to an inflammation of the skin
Dermatitis
Medical management of dermatitis
SATA
Remove substance causing reaction by flushing with COOL water
Topical lotions: calamine
Systemic drugs: diphenhydramine (Benadryl) & cypriheptadine (Periactin)
Moisturizing creams w lanolin to restore lubrication
OTC meds
Reducing itching with dermatitis
SATA (5)
Keep nails short and clean
Use light cotton bedding and clothing
Wear white cotton gloves during sleep
Avoid regular soap for bathing, use hypoallergenic or glycerin soap
Use tepid water, pat don’t rub to dry
Meds for acne vulgaris
Retin A- reduces recurrences
Tazarotene (tazorac)
Isoretinoin (accutane)
Inflammatory disorder that affects the sebaceous glands and hair follicles
Acne vulgaris
Method of removing surface layers of scarred skin
Dermabrasion
Chronic skin disorder that manifests in a variety of ways, is generally characterized as rosy appearance
Rosacea
What is hypothesized to cause rosacea
H. Pylori
Mite infestation
Triggers for rosacea
Hot beverages
Spicy food
Alcohol
Condition which facial capillaries and arterioles become chronically dilated with a spidery appearance, appearing as visible linear streaks on the skin
Telangiectases
Condition which the Nose becomes permanently enlarged, red, nodular and bulbous
Rhinophyma
Treatment for rosacea
Minimize symptoms
Promote a more acceptable appearance
Initially treated with oral antibiotics minocycline (Minocin), a tetracycline, or erythromycin (Ilosone)- a macrolide to subdue the associated inflammation
A boil
Furuncle
Refers to having multiple furuncles
Furunclosis
A furuncle from which pus drains (staph is a common cause)
Carbuncle
Furuncles may appear anywhere but especially _
Around neck, axillary, & groin regions
Plaque psoriasis =
Erythema with silvery scales
Chronic, NONINFECTIOUS inflammatory disorder if the skin that affects both men and women
Plaque psoriasis
Silvery scales are usually seen on the surfaces of
Elbows, knees, trunk & scalp
Treatment of psoriasis (has no cure)
Topical agents such as coal tar extract, corticosteroids, or anthralin
A distillate of CRUDE COAL TAR, applied to thick plaques, tends to irritate unaffected areas
Anthralin
Vitamin D (sunlight) has been proved beneficial for
Psoriasis
Combination of UV light therapy and a photosensitizing psoralen drug such as methoxsalen (Oxsoralen-ultra) is used for severe, disabling psoriasis that does not respond to other methods of treatment
Photochemotherapy
Short wavy brownish black lines
Scabies
Chemicals that destroy mites
Can cause seizures down the road
Scabicides (lindane-cream or lotion
(Tinea) superficial FUNGAL infections
(Ringworm, athletes food, jock itch)
Dermatophytoses
(Tinea) a parasitic fungi that invade the skin, scalp and nails
Dermatophytes
Tinea pedis
Tinea capitis
Tinea corporis
Tinea cruris
Feet
Head
Body
Groin
Light used when lesions are scraped, affected areas fluoresce a green yellow color for tinea capitis
Woods light
Treatment of tinea pedis
Topical antifungal agents (benzoic & salicylic acid ointment)
Oral griseofluvin (Grisactin) a systemic antifungal agent
