Derm Flashcards
Jock itch?
Tinea Cruris (most common cause is T.rubrum)
DDx for inflammatory skin condition (7)
- Atopic dermatitis (ECZEMA)
- Discoid eczema
- Contact dermatitis
- Chronic plaque psoriasis
- Guttate psoriasis
- Lichen Planus
- Pityriasis Rosea
Flexural Psoriasis (axillary)
- Often colonised with candida
- note no central sparing/changes as in fungal
Psoriasis features of management
5 + 5
- Advice - avoid triggers, etoh, smoking, obesity
- Emollients
- Topical steroids
- Topical Vit D analogue (calcipotriol)
- Coal Tar solution
Refer to Derm for:
1. UVB
2. MTX
3. Acicretin
4. ciclosporin
5. biologics
Treatments of tinea infections
Tinea capitis + onychomycosis
- Oral terbinafine 250mg OD for 12wks
Tinea corporis/cruris/pedis
- Topical Terbinafine 1% 1-2wks
Treatment for Melasma - 3 pharma + 2 non pharma
- Topical hydroquinone 2%
- Topical tretinoin nocte
3 Topical Kligmans formula ( hydroquinone + tretinoin + dexamethasone), twice daily, for 3-4weeks (ideally in winter) - Strict sun protection with zinc oxide
- Cease COCP (hormonal trigger)
DDx of pruritic erythematous plaque (5)
- Flexural psoriasis
- Candidal intertrigo (+ pustules, +- foul smelling)
- Irritant contact dermatitis (vesication or bullae, painful)
- Seborrhoeic dermatitis (yellow scales)
- Erythrasma (brown macules, minimally itchy)
Features of melasma
- Brown to dark brown facial hyperpigmentation
- predominantly in reproductive aged women of colour
- NOT PRURITIC
DDx of melasma (facial hyperpigmentation)
- Post- inflammatory hyperpigmentation
- Drug-induced hyperpigmentation
- Actinic lichen planus
- Exogenous ochronosis (2ndry to hydroquinone use)
- discoid lupus erythematosus
Pityriasis rosea treatment
1 - Reassure no specific treatment required, slef limiting in 6-8wks
2. severe itch can be treated with betamethasone valerate 0.02% topically, OD-BD
intermittent rash on face. No itch, burning or pain. Worsens in winter and with stress
Seborrheic dermatitis
- Unclear cause, malassezia often thought to contribute
- Different treatments depends on area
- Scalp - shampoo daily -> anti-yeast shampoo twice weekly -> add topical steroid
- Face/flexural/scrotal - hydrocort 1% + clotrim 1% OD-BD until clear/2wks
Management of pinworm
Family hygiene
- Hands washed after toilet and before food
- Short fingernails
- Wear pajamas and shower each morning
Pharma for pt and household contacts - pyrantel single dose +Rpt in 2-3wks
23yo M, lesion on calf, unclear how long, frequent sun exposure. Uniform, dimples on pinching
Dermatofibroma
- benign
- often on lower legs
- solitary firm papule
- overlying skin dimples on pinching
- pink-light brown in white skin, dark brown-black in dark skin
- some appear paler in centre
68F, lesion on right arm, noticed a few months ago, but has rapidly expanded. Not painful or itchy
What is it?
Keratocanthoma
- variant of SCC
- cant be reliably distinguished, so surgical treatment
- often starts as pimple like lesion with more solid core
- then grows quickly
15yo, rapid onset rash. Otherwise well, IUTD, no sick contacts. Rash over torso and proximal limbs
Guttate Psoriasis
- most frequently Dx adolescents +young adults
- not fully understood relationship to post streptococcal infection
- unpredictable course, may remit over several wks-moths, may progress to chronic plaque psoriasis
4yo, 2/7 of fever, sorethroat and vomiting. Followed by rash appeared at neck, then spread, most prominent in skin folds, absenst from her face/palm/soles
Scarlet fever (streptococcus pyogenes)
Common triggers/factors that exacerbate psoriasis? (6)
- Obesity
- Smoking
- ETOH
- NSAID (ACE-I, b-blockers, Lithium)
- Stress
- Infections (Strep + viral)
Topical agents for psoriasis based on location (4)
- Scalp = steroid lotion (advantan)
- Trunk/limbs/palms = LPC+salicylic acid
- Nails - Daivobet ointment nocte
- Flexural + face - Advantan fatty ointment + avoid calcipotriol OR salicylic acid
Sweaty stinky feet, look like this. What is it and 2x treatment options
Pitted Keratolysis
1st line - Topical clindamycin BD for 10 days
2nd line - multiple. Can trial high concentration antiperspirants (15% aluminium chloride)
Differential causes for this painful nodular rash (7)
Erythema Nodosum
1. Idiopathic
2. Sarcoidosis
3. Infections - Strep, TB, chlamydia, more
4. Crohns
5. Medications - COCP, tetracyclines, sulphonamides
6. Malignancy
7. Pregnancy
Spa folliculitis - caused by pseudomonas
Usually self limiting
Rx with Ciprofloxacin
Recent UTI, had recurrence of rash had couple of months ago.
?Diagnosis ?common triggers (1/3/3)
Fixed drug reaction
Triggers
- NSAIDs
- ABx: Sulfonamides, tetracyclines, penicillin
- AEDs: Phenobarbital, lamotrigine, phenytoin
KFP: Non pharma management advice for pt with melanoma (5)
- Advise regular skin + LN check by doctor every 3-12months
- Advise regular self skin-check every 3months
- Advise regarding sun protection (sunscreen)
- Advise regarding suspicious skin lesions
- Advise return for review if notices any worrying lesions