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Derm Flashcards

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1st Degree Burns

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Red - Epidermis

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2nd Degree Burns

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Blisters - Hypodermis

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3rd Degree Burns

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Painless Neuropathy - Dermis

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Diseases with palm and sole rashes

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TSSRMSFCocksackie A (hand-foot-mouth disease)KawasakiScarlet FeverStaph - Scalded Skin SyndromeSyphilis

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Erythema Multiforme

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Target lesions d/t HSV, Phenytoin, Barbituates, Sulfas

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Stevens Johnson Syndrome

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Erythema Multiforme Major(Mouth, Eye, Vagina - >1 mucosal surface)

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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

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Stevens Johnson with skin sloughing

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Pemphigus Vulgaris

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Ab against desmosomesCircular immunofluorescence In epidermisOral lesionsNikolsky sign

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Bullous Pemphigoid

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Ab against hemidesmosomesLinear immunofluorescenceSubepidermal”Floating” keratinocytesEosinophils

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Eczema

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Dry, flaky dermatitis in flexor creases

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Nummular Dermatitis

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Circular eczema

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Sponglotic Eczema

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Weeping eczema - scratching causes oozing

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Lichenification

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Scratching –> thick, leathery skin

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Pityriasis Rosea

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Herald patch that follows skin lines”Christmas tree pattern”TX = sunlight

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15
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Lichen Planus

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Polygonal pruritic purple papules

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Scabies

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Linear excoriation “burrows” in webs of fingers, toes, belt line (sarcoptes feces)

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17
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UV-A causes

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Aging

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18
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UV-B causes

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Burns and cancer

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ABCD prognosis of skin cancer

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Asymmetric irregular BorderColor differences>4mm Diameter

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Clark Level

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Invasion of melanoma

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Breslow’s Classification

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Depth of melanoma

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Location of Malignant Melanomas

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Men = backFemales = leg

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Precursor of Malignant Melanoma

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Hutchison’s freckle

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Types of Malignant Melanoma

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Superficial spreading - MC, flat, brownNodular - worst prognosis, black, dome shapedLentigo malignant melanoma - elderly, fair skinAcral lentigous - AIDS, dark skin

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Location of Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Flat, flaky stuff on lower faceKeratin pearls

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Precursor of Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Actinic keratosis (red scaly plaque)

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Types of Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Bowen’s disease (SCC in situ on uncircumsized penis)Verrucous carcinoma (wart on foot)

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Location of Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Pearly papules on upper facePalisading nuclei Good prognosis

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Types of Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Nodular (waxy nodule with central necrosis)Superficial (red scaly plaques - like eczema)Pigmented (looks like melanoma)Sclerosing (yellow waxy plaques)

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Acne Rosacea

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Blush all the timeWorse with stress and alcohol

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Brown Recluse Spider bite

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Painful black necrotic lesion

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Cellulitis

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Warm, red leg

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Cutaneous Anthrax

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Painless black necrotic lesion

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Decubitus Ulcer

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DVT

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Blood clot in veinsAssociated with hypercoagulable state

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Erysipelas

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Shiny redRaisedDoesn’t blanchUsually on faceAssociated with S. pyogenes

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Ichthyosis

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Gradual lizard skin

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Miliaria

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Heat rashBurning, itching papules on trunk

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Molluscum Contagiosum

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Fleshy papules with central dimplePox virus (STD)

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Psoriasis

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Silver scales on extensorsNail pittingDifferentiated too fastWorse with stressAuspitz sign (remove scale - pinpoint bleeding)Koebner’s phenomenon - lesions at sites of skin trauma

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Pyogenic Granuloma

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Vascular nodules at site of previous injury

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Seborrheic Dermatitis

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Dandruff in eyebrows, nose, behind ears

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Seborrheic Keratosis

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Rubbery warts with aging Greasy

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Thrombophlebitis

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Vein inflammation with thrombus

45
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Vitiligo

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White patchesAnti-melanocyte Ab

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Xeroderma Pigmentosa

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Bad DNA repair

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Erythema Chromica Migrans

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Lyme disease (solitary lesion that spreads)

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Erythema Infectiosum

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5th diseaseSlapped cheeksd/t Parvovirus B19

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Erythema Marginatum

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Rheumatic fever (red margins)

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Erythema Nodosum

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Fat inflammation (painful red nodules on legs)Sarcoidosis

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Erythema Toxicum

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Newborn benign rashLooks like flea bites with eosinophils

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