Derm Flashcards
Shave biopsy or full thickness biopsy for melanoma
Full thickness
Is shave biopsy okay for BCC
Yes
Type of surgery for BCC
MOHs micrographic surgery
Recurrence rate of BCC
Less than 5%
Describe MOHs microscopic surgery
Removing skin cancer under a dissecting microscope with immediate frozen section; loss of only smallest amount of normal tissue;
No need to remove a wide margin
Mohs surgery is best for what location
DELICATE areas— eyelid or ear
2 other places you find kaposis sarcoma
GI
LUNG
AIDS from injecting drugs or sexual contact more likely to give kaposis sarcoma
SEXUAL CONTACT
Treatment of kaposis sarcoma
HAART (no need to do surgery)
- intra lesions vincristine or IFN
- liposomal doxorubicin= last resort
Age of atopic dermatitis
Before 30yo
Lichenified
Thickened skin from scratching
Scaly rough areas of thickened skin
Eczema
What is common with eczema
Secondary infection with S aureus
Do food allergies exacerbate atopic dermatitis
NOOOO
Tx of eczema skin care
- Stay moisturized – lotion and humidifier
- Avoid bathing, soaps and washcloths
- Cotton> wool
Medical tx eczema
- Topical steroids
- Tacrolimus or pimecrolimus– helps them GET OFF steroids
- Antihistamines
- Antibiotics
- UVB – severe recalcitrant disease
Use of tacrolimus or pimecrolimus in eczema
Helping them GET OFF steroids
Severe eczema which anti-histamine
DOXEPINE
Mild eczema antihistamines
NON- sedating
Cetirizine, fexofenadine, loratadine
Which antibiotics when impetigo in eczema
Cephalexin
Mupirocin
Retapamulin
Risk of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus giving lymphoma
LOW RISK
Tx of psoriasis local disease
- topical steroids
- vit A and D
- coal tar
- tacrolimus and pimecrolimus
Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus use in psoriasis
FACE and PENIS since less potentially deforming
How do steroids cause skin atrophy
Inhibit collagen formation and growth
Try and convert all amino acids into glucose for gluconeogenesis
Worst prognostic factor skin cancer
Growing lesions
Tx of extensive psoriasis
- UV light
- Anti-TND
- MTX
Seborrheic dermatitis= dandruff
Hypersensitivity to dermal infection
Seborrheic = same as….
benign