Derm 2 Flashcards
5 risk factors for skin cancers?
-fair skin type 0 or 1 -high accumulated sun exposure -severe, multiple sunburns -fhx of skin cancers -previous radiotherapy -arsenic exposure -immunosuppression -solarium use
BCC treatment options:
-excision with 3-5mm margins -imiquimod cream 5%, 5x nights/week for 6 weeks -photodynamic therapy 5-flurouracil cream -cryotherapy, double freeze-thaw -referral to plastics

tinea capitis

scalp psoriasis

seborrheic dermatitis

trichotillomania

traction alopecia
causes of anagen effluvium?
- autoimmune disease - diffuse alopecia areata
- chemo
inherited congenital, loose anagen syndrome
Telogen effluvium hair has what appearance?
has bulb at the end (club hair)
Telogen effluvium causes?
child bearing
fever
weight loss
haemorrhage
surgeries
meds: OCP, anticoags, anticonvulsants

naevus flammeus(stork mark/salmon patch)

angiokeratoma

spider angiomas (naevi)