Common Skin Disorders

Question 0

Treatment: seborrheic dermatitis

Answer 0

Topical low potency steroids

Keratolytic shampoo

Question 1

Treatment: Atopic dermatitis

Answer 1

Topical hydrocortisone
Fluocinolone

If infected: cloxacillin, cefalexin

Question 2

Treatment: impetigo

Answer 2

Cloxacillin or Cefalexin with or without Mupirocin

Question 3

Treatment: cellulitis

Answer 3

Pen G (strep)
Oxacillin (staph)
Ampicillin, chloramphenicol (H. influenzae)

Question 4

Treatment: SSS

Answer 4

Oxacillin

Question 5

Treatment: furuncle, carbuncle, abscess

Answer 5

Cloxacillin

Cefalexin

Question 6

Treatment: tinea versicolor

Answer 6

Miconazole
Clotrimazole
Fluconazole

Question 7

Treatment: candidiasis

Answer 7

Oral thrush: oral nystatin

Skin: Ketoconazole, Miconazole, clotrimazole

Question 8

Treatment: Scabies

Answer 8

Permethrin 5%

Lindane lotion

Question 9

Treatment: hemangioma

Answer 9

Oral steroids

Question 10

Treatment: Psoriasis

Answer 10

Topical steroids
Phototherapy
Salicylic acid 3%

Question 11

Treatment: hypersensitivity reaction

Answer 11

Diphenhydramine

Question 12

Treatment: erythema multiforme

Answer 12

Oral antihistamine

Wet compress

Question 13

Erythematous plaques on cheeks, papular rashes on extensor surface of arms, pruritic, on and off

Answer 13

Atopic dermatitis

Question 14

Moist honey colored crusted lesions; also present in other family members

Answer 14

Impetigo

Question 15

Firm dry dark crust

Involves entire epidermis

Answer 15

Ecthyma

Question 16

Depth of invasion in impetigo

Answer 16

Until the upper dermis

Question 17

Erythematous, warm, tender plaques with ill defined borders

Answer 17

Cellulitis

Question 18

Depth of invasiom in cellulitis

Answer 18

Deep dermis and subcutaneous fat

Question 19

Tender erythematous nodule

Answer 19

Furunculosis

Question 20

Confluence of furuncles

Answer 20

Carbuncle

Question 21

Long standing carbuncles that become soft and fluctuant

Answer 21

Abscess