Derm Flashcards
Chronic plaque psoriasis 1st, 2nd, 3rd line?
How do emollients help?
1st - potent steroid and vit D analogue applied once daily each one in morning and one in evening (up to 4 weeks for initial treatment)
2nd - if no improvement after 8 weeks - VitD analogue twice daily
3rd - if no improvement after 8-12 weeks - potent steroid applied twice daily or coal tar preparation applied once/twice daily. Dithranol another option.
Emollients help reduce scale loss and pruritis
Secondary care management of chronic plaque psoriasis?
Phototherapy - UVB or PUVA
Systemic - methotrexate 1st line, cyclosporin, retinoids, biologics
Treatment of scalp psoriasis?
Potent steroids for 4 weeks
If no improvement, consider using something to break up adherent scale (salicylic acid/oils) and a different formulation of potent steroid (shampoo/mousse)
Treatment of facial, flexural or genital psoriasis?
Mild-mod steroid 1-2 times daily for max of 2 weeks
Potential side effects of topical steroids? When might systemic symptoms start to occur?
How long should courses be?
How long between courses?
Skin atrophy, striae, rebound symptoms
1-2 weeks on face/flexures/genitalia
8 weeks max for mild-mod steroids
4 weeks max for potent
4 weeks between courses
Vit D analogues (Calcipitriol):
- How do they work?
- Can they be used long term?
- Can they be used in pregnancy?
- SE?
Reduce cell division and differentiation - reduce scale but not erythema
Yes they can be used long term (unlike steroids)
No not in pregnancy
No SE
How does dithranol work?
SE?
Inhibits DNA synthesis
Burning and staining - wash off after 30 mins
How does coal tar work?
Not fully understood - probably inhibits DNA synthesis
How long must a kid with impetigo be excluded from school?
Until 48 hours after commencing treatment
Person with Crohn’s has end ileostomy and develops deep, painful ulcer at stoma site - cause?
Pyoderma gangrenosum - most common on lower limbs but can occur anywhere - assoc w Crohn’s
Red papule with surrounding capillaries which blanch on pressure?
Causes?
Spider naevi
Liver disease, COCP, pregnancy (increased oestrogen)
Enlarged, red, itchy scar at injury site?
Most common location to occur?
Skin type?
Rx?
Keloid scar
Sternum
Darker skins
Intra-lesional steroids or excision
Is rosacea photosensitive?
Treatment initially?
If severe telangiectasia?
When to refer to derm?
Can exacerbate symptoms
- topical metronidazole (limited papules and pustules, no plaques)
- Oral oxytetracycline if more severe
Brimonidine gel helps with flushing and telangiectasia
Laser therapy
If rhinophyma
pathophysiology of acne vulgaris?
Follicular hyperproliferation causing keratin plug of pilosebaceous unit - obstruction and colonisation by proprionobacterium acnes
Inflammation
Sebaceous gland can be controlled by androgen
Open and closed comedones?
Mild, mod and severe acne?
What is acne fulminans?
Open - blackhead
Closed - whitehead
Mild - open/closed comedones with/without sparse inflammatory lesions
Mod - Widespread non-inflammatory lesions with numerous papules and pustules
Sev - Extensive inflammatory lesions including nodules, pitting and scarring
Fulminans - severe acne assoc w systemic upset e.g. fever. Hospital admission often required
Acne treatment ladder?
- topical retinoid/benzoyl peroxide
- Combination topical therapy - retinoid/benzoyl peroxide/abx
- Oral antibiotic - tetracycline (or erythromycin in pregnancy, breastfeeding, young) WITH topical retinoid or benzoyl peroxide - at least 3 months
- WOMEN only - COCP or co-cyrindiol (dianette) - increased risk of VTE compared to COCP, 3 months max
- Oral isotretinoin
5 treatment options for AK?
5-FU (2-3 week course, skin becomes inflamed, sometimes hydrocortisone with)
Topical diclofenac
Topical imiquimod
Cryotherapy
Curettage and cautery
Prognosis of alopecia areata?
6 treatment options for alopecia areata?
50% hair will grow back in 1 year, 90% will eventually
- topical/intralesional steroid
- topical minoxidil
- phototherapy
- dithranol
- contat immunotherapy
- wigs
Antihistamines which receptor?
Sedating antihistamine?
Non-sedating?
What other side effects might they have?
H1
Sedating - chlorphenamine
Non-sedating - cetirizine/loratadine
Antimuscarinic (urinary retention, dry mouth)
Fungus causing athlete’s foot?
Tricophyton
3 types of BCC?
typical description?
Type of referral?
Management options?
Nodular, superficial, infiltrative
Pearly skin coloured papule with telangiectasia which ulcerates in centre, with picket fence border
Routine referral
Leave alone
Surgical removal - conventional or Mohs
Topical: imiquimod/5-FU
Chance of SCC with AK?
Bowen’s disease?
1/1000
5-10%
Antibodies in bullous pemphigoid?
Do blisters heal?
Ix?
Rx?
anti-hemidesmosome
Yes, usually without scarring
IF - IgG and C3 at DEJ
Rx - Oral corticosteroids mainstay
Topical corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and abx also used
What are cherry haemangioma’s?
4 features?
Management?
Campbell de Morgan spots
Benign skin lesion causing abnormal proliferation of capillaries - more common with advancing age
Erythematous, papular lesion
1-3mm in size
Non-blanching
NOT on mucous membranes
None