derm Flashcards

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sharply demarcated, erythematous weeping plaques after using new lotion suggests….

A

contact dermatitis!! tx by avoiding irritants + topical glucocorticoids

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flat-topped, violaceous w/ little white/gray lines of flat-topped pruritic polygonal papules on wrists, legs, genitalia…

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lichen planus! tx w/ topical glucocorticoids - often spon resolve

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erythematous pruritic scales w/ oozing lesions on medial ankles w/ hyperpigmentation…

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STASIS DERMATITIS!

-valvular incompetance - tx w/ topical glucocorticoids, avoid irritants, elevation, compression stockings

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man w/ hyperpigmentation on back and chest that fluoresces orange under uv light…

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tinea versicolor!
fungal infection most on chest, back, shoulders
-can be red/brown or light, start as demarcated ovals, scaly that coalesce and are orange under uv and spaghetti and meatballs under woods lamp
-tx w/ topical antifungals

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