Contact derm Flashcards
chemical prod paresthesia of fingertips w cyanosis and gangrene. nails yellow.
oxalic acid.
oxalic acid is best neutralized a what?
lime water
milk of magnesia.
is a protoplasmic poison prod white eschar om skin.
may prod glomeruloneph, arrhythmia
Phenol (carbolic acid). neutralized by 65% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol.
phosphorus burns tx
Rinse w water.
ff by app of copper sulfate to prod precipitate.
wht chemicals expand the airbag?
sodium azide and cupric oxide propellant cartridge release nitrogen gas w expands bag exceeding 160kph (96 mph)
Dusts of what prod folliculitis.
Lime, Zinc, Arsenic.
Capsaicin dermatitis tx
Insoluble in water.
Acetic acid 5% ( white vinegar) or antacids (maalox) relieve the burning.
What us chloroacetophenone
Lacrimator for tear gas dermatitis.
delayed appearance 24 -72 hrs after exposure.
irritation, sensitizaruon w erythema and severe vesiculation.
Tx for tear gas dermatitis
Lavage agfected skin w sodium bicarbonate sol and instillation of boric acid solution in eyes.
what is yperite (dichlorodiethyl sulfide)
used jn chemical warfar. sulfur mustard gas. Erythema vesicles bulla used in chemical warfare.
most freq affected sites are covered by clothing, humidified by sweat, groin axilla genitalia
What is chloroacetophenone
Mace a mixture of tear gas
causes allergic sensitizaruon.
tx : chnge clothes, washing w oil/ milk. ff by washing w water
crude petroleum prod what lesions
Itching folliculitis acneiform eruptions.
Solvents cause approx how many percent if occupational dermatitis?
10%
allergic contaxy derm hs what hypersensitivty type?
type 4 hypersistivity
Cell mediated
Tx acute general allergic contact derm
Syst steroid beginnig w 40-60mg/day of prednisone in a single oral dose. tapering slowly to topical steroid.
Eruption limited- Local app of top steroid cream, lotion, aerosol spray.
strong patch test reactions induce a hyperirritability also called as what sundrome
Excited skin syndrome
a std patch test is applied for how many hrs?
48 hrs. then exposed to 5 to 15 j/m2 of UVA and read for another 48 hrs.
most frequent site for nail polish dermtitis?
Eyelids
Toxicodendron ( Poison ivy) dermatitis appeara after how many hrs after exposure?
what is the 1st symptom?
48 hours.
marked pruritus is the 1st symptom.
black dot sign is seen in where?
Poison ivy reaction
tx poison ivy
eruption severe or extensive- Sys steroid begin 40-60 mg prednisone single oral dose daily tapered off over a 3 week period.
most common cause or allergic cont derm in florists
Peruvian lily
seaweed dermatitis is caused by a marine blue green alga caled
Lyngbya majuscula Gomont.
reported to cause hemorrhaguc bullae on the feet of farmers.
Randox (2- chloro- N, N- diallyl- acetamide)
trimming during landscaping induce irritant derm caused by
Calcium oxalate crystals.
Best screening agents for drmatitis from clothing.
Ethylene urea melamine formaldehyde resin.
Dimethylol dihydroxyethylene urea formaldehyde resin