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Derm Flashcards

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What is a small, crusty/scaly lesion that is pink, brown, red, or neutral, which develops as a consequence of chronic sun exposure?

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Actinic/solar keratoses

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What is the treatment of actinic keratoses?

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2-3 weeks fluorouracil cream

Topical imiquimod

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What benign epithelial tumour looks like a volcano then grows to become a crater filled with keratin?

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Keratoacanthoma

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What are the characteristics of basal cell carcinoma?

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Morphoeic
Firm/rough/waxy
Pearly/flesh coloured
Papular
Telangiectasia
Lateral ulceration
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What is the treatment of BCC?

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Routine referral
Topical imiquimod/fluorouracil
Moh’s surgery

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What are 6 risk factors for SCC?

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Sunlight
Actinic keratoses/Bowen's disease
Immunosuppression
Smoking
PUVA therapy for psoriasis
Oculocutaneous albinism
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What are the characteristics of SCCs that arise in a chronic scar?

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Aggressive

Increased risk of metastases

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What is the management of SCC?

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<20mm diameter: excision with 4mm margins

>20mm diameter: excision with 6mm margins

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What is the most important prognostic factor in malignant melanoma?

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Breslow thickness (invasion depth)

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50% malignant melanoma patients have which mutation?

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BRAF mutation

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What is vemurafenib?

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BRAF inhibitor which improves survival in malignant melanoma

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What are the 2 types of contact dermatitis?

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Irritant

Allergic

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What is skin prick test useful for?

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Pollen and food allergies

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What does RAST do?

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Determines that amount of IgE that reacts specifically with suspected or known allergens

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What type of dermatitis is skin patch testing used for?

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Contact

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What are the characteristics of eczema herpeticum?

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Monomorphic
Punched out erosions
Pruritic blisters/vesicles

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What is the treatment of eczema herpeticum?

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IV aciclovir

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What fungi is seborrhoeic dermatitis an inflammatory reaction to?

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Malassezia furfur

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What is seborrhoeic dermatitis associated with?

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HIV

Parkinsons

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What is the treatment of keyloid scars?

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Intra-lesional steroids e.g. triamcinolone

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What is the cause of livedo reticularis?

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Obstruction of capillaries resulting in swollen venules

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What are the causes of livedo reticularis?

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SLE
PAN
Cryoglobulinaemia
APS
Homocystinuria
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What is the pathophysiology of dermatitis herpetiformis?

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Deposit of IgA in the dermis

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What rash is associated with lung cancer?

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Erythema gyratum repens

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What rashes are associated with lymphoma?

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Erythroderma

Acquired ichthyosis

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What rashes are associated with diabetes?

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Necrobiosis lipoidica
Candidiasis
Lipotrophy granuloma annulare

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What are 5 causes of erythema nodosum?

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Strep infection
Sarcoid
Pregnancy
IBD
Penicillins/sulphonamides/COCP
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What are 5 causes of pyoderma gangrenosum?

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Idiopathic
IBD
CTD
Myeloproliferative disorders
SLE
PBC
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What are 6 causes of hirsuitism?

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PCOS
Cushing's
CAH
Obesity (insulin resistance)
Androgen therapy
Phenytoin/steroids
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What is the scoring system used for hirsuitism?

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Ferriman-Gallwey

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What are the treatments for hirsuitism?

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Weight loss
Co-cyprindiol/ethinylestradiol and drospirenone
Topical eflornithine

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What are 6 causes of hyperptrichosis?

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Porphyria cutanea tarda
Minoxidil
Ciclosporin
Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa
Anorexia
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33
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What rash is seen in glucagonoma?

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Necrolytic migratory erythema

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What is the cause of pityriasis/tinea versicolor?

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Superficial infection with malassezia furfur

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What is the treatment of pityriasis versicolor?

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Topical ketoconazole

36
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What is the cause of pityriasis rosea?

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Reactivation of HHV 6 and 7

37
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What is characteristic of pityriasis rosea?

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Herald patch

38
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What rash occurs with overgrowth of the diphtheroid corynebacterium minutissimum?

39
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What occurs when erythasma is examined with Wood’s light?

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Coral red fluorescence

40
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What is the treatment of erythasma?

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Topical miconazole –> PO erythromycin

41
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What is the pathophysiology of acne vulgaris?

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Follicular epidermal hyperproliferation –> keratin plug

Obstruction of pilosebaceous follicle

Colonisation by anaerobic bacterium propiobacterium acnes + inflammation

42
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What is the initial and 2nd line treatment of acne?

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Single topical therapy e.g. retinoids, benzoyl peroxide

Then, combination therapy (2 of retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, antibiotic)

43
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What is the 3rd line treatment of acne?

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PO antibiotic e.g. tetracyclines (not preg) or COCP

Co-prescribe topical retinoid/benzoyl peroxide to reduce risk of abx resistance

44
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What is the 4th line treatment of acne?

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PO isotretinoin

45
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What are 6 side effects of isoretinoin?

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Depression
Dry skin, eyes, mouth
Teratogenic
Raised triglycerides
Hair thinning
IIH
46
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What is erythroderma?

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95% skin involved in a rash of any kind

47
Q

What molecule is implicated in the development of rosacea?

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Cathelicidins - innate response to chronic exposure to UV radiation

48
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What is the treatment of rosacea?

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Topical metronidazole –> oxytetracycline

49
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What is the primary care treatment of psoriasis?

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  1. Potent steroid OD + vit D analogue OD (applied separately)
  2. Vit D analogue BD
  3. Potent steroid BD or coal tar OD or BD
50
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What type of phototherapy is used for psoriasis in secondary care?

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Narrowband UV B light 3x week

OR

Psoralen + UV A light (photochemotherapy, PUVA)

51
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What are the risks of phototherapy?

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Skin ageing

SCC

52
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What are 4 other systemic treatments of psoriasis in secondary care?

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PO methotrexate
Ciclosporin
Systemic retinoids
Anti-TNFs

53
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Name 6 factors that exacerbate psoriasis?

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Beta blockers
Lithium
Antimalarials
NSAIDs
ACEIs
Trauma
Alcohol
54
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What is the treatment of guttate psoriasis?

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Ultraviolet B phototherapy

55
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What is the treatment of flexural psoriasis?

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Topical steroids

56
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What is Nikolsky’s sign?

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Epidermis separates with mild lateral pressure

57
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What is the treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis?

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Stop causative drug
Supportive care
IVIG
Ciclosporin/CYC

58
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What drugs cause toxic epidermal necrolysis?

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N-CAPS

NSAIDs
Carbamazepine
Allopurinol
Phenytoin/penicillin
Sulphonamides
59
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What are the most common causes of erythema multiforme?

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HSV
Mycoplasma
Strep

60
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What are the features of erythema multiforme?

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Target lesions
Back of hands/feet –> torso
Upper limb>lower limb
Kobner phenomenon

61
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What type of ulcer is usually seen above the medial malleolus?

62
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What ABPI result is abnormal?

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<0.9 - arterial disease

>1.3 - calcification

63
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What is the management of venous ulcer?

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Compression bandaging
PO pentoxiflline (peripheral vasodilator)
64
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What is the condition of a neoplastic proliferation of mast cells?

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Systemic mastocytosis

65
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What are the features of systemic mastocytosis?

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Urticaria pigmentosa
Darier’s sign
Flushing
Abdo pain (from increased histamine -> gastric acid)

66
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How is systemic mastocytosis diagnosed?

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Monocytosis
Raised serum tryptase
Raised urinary histamine

67
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What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency caused by TPN?

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Acrodermatitis herpetiformis
Perioral dermatitis
Alopecia
Short stature
Hepatosplenomegaly
68
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What are the features of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia?

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Epistaxis
Telangiectasias
Visceral lesions e.g. GI telangiectasia
Pulmonary/cerebral/spinal AVMs
Family history
69
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What are the associations of yellow nail syndrome?

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Congenital lymphoedema
Pleural effusions
Bronchiectasis
Chronic sinus infections

70
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What are the causes of bullous pemphigoid?

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Chronic skin disease
NSAIDs
Furosemide
Captopril
Penicillamine
71
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What is the autoantigen in bullous pemphigoid?

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Type 17 collagen

Hemidesmosomal proteins BP180 and BP230

72
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What is the function of type 17 collagen?

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Forms the junction between the epidermis and BM of dermis

73
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What are the features of bullous pemphigoid?

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Tense subepidermal blisters/bullae on urticated base
Painful and pruritic
Mucus membrane involvement in 25%
Patient otherwise well

74
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What is seen on histology of bullous pemphigoid?

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Deposits of IgG and C3 at dermal/epidermal junction on epidermis half
Intact epidermis
Fibrin and inflammatory infiltrate, eosinophil predominance

75
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What is the treatment of bullous pemphigoid?

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PO pred –> AZA/MMF

76
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What type of patient gets pemphigoid vulgaris?

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Older age
Female
Ashkenazi Jews
Pregnancy
Stress
77
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What is the autoantigen in pemphigoid vulgaris?

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Desmogleins DSG3 on surface of keratinocytes

78
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What are the features of pemphigus vulgaris?

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Flaccid epidermal blisters on normal or erythematous skin
Painful not pruritic
Mucus membrane involvement

79
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How is pemphigus vulgaris diagnosed?

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Direct and indirect immunofluorescence

ELISAs for DSG1 and DSG3 in serum

80
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What is the treatment pemphigus vulgaris?

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PO pred –> plasmaphresis with AZA/CYC –> IVIG

81
Q

What are the risk factors for lichen planus?

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Hepatitis C
Female
PBC

82
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What are the features of lichen planus?

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Purple, pruritic, polyangular, planus, papules
Flexor surfaces of upper extremities, mucus membranes
Wickham’s striae
Scarring alopecia
Longitudinal nail ridges

83
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What is the treatment of lichen planus?

A

Mod potent topical steroids +/- antifungals
PUVA
PO pred
Oral fluticasone spray

84
Q

What is the most common type of melanoma?

A

Superficial spreading

Growing mole

85
Q

What is nodular melanoma?

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2nd most common

Red or black lump that bleeds/oozes

86
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What is lentigo maligna?

A

Less common melanoma
Older people
Chronically sun exposed skin
Growing mole

87
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What is the rarest form of melanoma?

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Acral lentiginous
Subungal pigmentation (Hutchinson's sign) or on palms/feet

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