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Ezcematous Eruptions x3

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Dermatitis = Atopic, Contact, Nummular, Seborrheic

Dyshidrosis

Lichen Simplex chronicus

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Name x 2

  1. Etiology
  2. Sxs
  3. Tx
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  1. Atopic dermatitis (Eczema) = Chronic type I
    1. E: IgE hypersensitivity rxn
    2. Sx: Pruritic (Itchy), xerosis (dry skin), rash on flexural surfaces
    3. Tx: Antihist, hydration, emollients, UVB, phototherapy, top steroids
  2. Contact dermatitis = Type IV
    1. Sx: Itching, burning
    2. Tx: Burow’s soln, top steroids
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  2. PE
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Nummular dermatitis

  1. E: Inflam d/o in winter
  2. Sx: Itchy small grouped vesicles that form plaques, crusting, excoriations
  3. Tx: Moisurizers or top steroids
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  1. Seborrheic dermatitis
    1. Sx: Greasy, yellowish scaly macules/papules on scalp, ears, nasolabial fold
    2. E: Malassezia furfur, active sebaceous gland
    3. Tx: UV, Ketoconazole shampoo, Hydrocort cream
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Dyshidrosis

  1. Eruptions post stress, hot, humid weather
  2. PE: pruritic, clear small vesicles in clusters (tapioca pudding like)
  3. Tx: Burow’s soln, top steroids, PUVA
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Name

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Lichen simplex chronicus

  1. E: Chronic scratching from atopic dermatitis
  2. Sx: Itching, plaques on neck, scalp, ankles, forearms, genitals
  3. Tx: Top steroids, antihist
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Papulosquamous Diseases x4

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  1. Drug eruption
  2. Lichen planus
  3. Pityriasis rosea
  4. Psoriasis
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Name

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Lichen Planus

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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Psoriasis

  1. E: immune system problem. Triggers include infections, stress, and cold.
  2. PE: Raised red-pink papules & palques, silvery scales, Auspitz sign (easy bleeding), Koebnar phenom (scratching leads to more lesions)
  3. Tx: Top steroids, coal tar, salicylic acid, top VitD, PUVA>UVB, Tazarotene gel, Methotrexate
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  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Pityriasis rosea

  1. E: maybe due to virus
  2. PE: Herald patch, salmon, x-mas tree
  3. Tx: Emollients, PO antihist (Benadryl) for itching, +/- antiviral
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Verrucous lesions x 2

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  1. Seborrheic keratosis
  2. Actinic Keratosis
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Seborrheic keratosis

  1. E: Benign plaques
  2. PE: Brown/black “stuck on,” warty surface, >50yo
  3. Tx: Nothing, excise, cryo
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  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Bullous pemphigoid

  1. E: Autoimm d/o
  2. PE: Bullae of large, tense, round, fluid-filled in axilla, thigh, groin
  3. Tx: PO Prednisone, Azathioprine (immsupp)
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Keratosis

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Neoplasms x 4

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  1. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
  2. Kaposi sarcoma
  3. Melanoma
  4. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
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  1. E
  2. PE
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BCC - MC skin CA (sun)

  1. PE: Slow growing, translucent pap/nod w depressed center & rolling edges, hx of scabbing or bleeding
  2. Tx: Excision, 5-FU, Electrodessication & curettage, Mohs
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  2. PE
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SCC - 2nd MC skin CA that grows more quickly/aggressive than BCC

  1. PE: Firm, red, crustier
  2. Early: Bowen’s dz (CIS) or Keratoancanthoma
  3. Tx: Excision, Mohs
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  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Melanoma - Most deadly skin CA

  1. 4 subtypes: Superficial spreading > Lentigo maligna, acral lentiginous, nodular
  2. PE: Growth or change in a mole, ABCDE
  3. Tx: Excision w margins
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Desquamation x3

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  1. Erythema multiforme
  2. Steven-Johnson syndrome
  3. Toxic epidermal necrolysis
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Erythema multiforme

  1. E: Drugs (Sulfonamides, Phenytoin, PCN, Allopurinol), infx (herpes)
  2. Sx: Painful mucosal lesion, fever, weakness
  3. PE: Bullseye, macules/papules w vesicles/bullae, mucous membrane (major)
  4. Tx: PO steroids
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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SJS (Steven-Johnson Syndrome) /TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis)

  1. E: Drug rxn (Sulfa, Tetra, Cephs, FQ, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, steroids, Phenobarb, Allopurinol)
  2. Sx: Fever, ST, PO lesions (90%), red/necrotic skin
  3. Tx: Supportive care, IVF, IVIG

Front = SJS/ Back = TEN

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Vesticular Bullae

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Bullous pemphigoid

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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Bullous pemphigoid

  1. E: Autoimm d/o
  2. PE: Bullae of large, tense, round, fluid-filled in axilla, thigh, groin
  3. Tx: PO Prednisone, Azathioprine (immsupp)
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Acneiform lesions x 2

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  1. Acne vulgaris
  2. Rosacea
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Rosacea

  1. E: Flushing & telangiectasias in response to heat, EtOH, spicy foods
  2. PE: F 30-50yo w small papulopustules on face
  3. Tx: Dec triggers, Top Metro or Azelaic acid, PO Tetracycline or Isotretinoin (sev)
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Acne vulgaris

  1. E: Plugged follicles, comedones
  2. Tx: Top Retinoids, Salicylic acid, BPO, Erythromycin, PO abx (Minocycline, Doxy, Tetra), Isotretinoin (dry eyes, mood swings, preg cat X, inc lipids & LFTs)
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Bacterial Infections x4

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Cellulitis Erysipelas Impetigo Folliculitis

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Name x 3

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Folliculitis

  1. E: S.aureus, Pseudo in hot tubs
  2. PE: Erythematous papules or pustules
  3. Tx: Gentle cleaning, top Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Mupirocin (MRSA)

Furuncles & Carbuncles

  1. “One furry uncle & lots” (deep follicular infx)
  2. Furuncle (acute, deep-seated, red, hot tender nodule/abscess that evolved from folliculitis)
  3. Carbuncle (deeper infection composed of interconnecting abscess usually several contiguous hair follicles)
  4. E: S.aureus
  5. PE: Boils, red, hard, hair-bearing areas
  6. Tx: Warm/moist comp, I&D (w/ head), PO abx

Abscess

  1. Acute or chronic localized infection c tissue destruction
  2. PE: Circumscribed collection of pus
  3. Abx: PO Cephalosporin, Erythromycin
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Name

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Cellulitis

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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Erysipelas

E: Strep or Staph

PE: Painful macular rash w defined margins on face “fiery red”

Tx: PO PCN, Amox, Eryth, Clinda

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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
    Tx
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Impetigo

E: Strep or Staph via direct contact

PE: Thick, yellow-golden honey colored crusted lesions

Tx: Mupirocin ont

32
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Viral Diseases x 6

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Condyloma acuminatum Exanthems Herpes simplex Molluscum cantagiosum Varicella-zoster Cerrucae

33
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Condyloma acuminate “genital warts”

  1. E: HPV 6, 11; risk for cervical dysplasia (takes 7y)
  2. Tx: Salicylic acid, cryo, Imiquimod, top Podophyllin, HPV vax
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Verruace “Warts”

  1. E: HPV 2, 4
  2. PE: Raised, rough surface lesions on hands & feet
  3. Tx: Spon remission, cryo, salicylic acid, top Podophyllin, Imiquimod
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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HSV

  1. E: Remains latent in dorsal root ganglia (fever, stress, trauma)
  2. Type I: Cold sores
  3. Type II: Genital lesions (contact)
  4. Tx: Acyclovir, Valacyclovir
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Name

  1. Sx
  2. Tx
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Herpes-Zoster/Shingles

  1. Sx: Painful vesicles in dermatomal pattern
  2. Tx: Antiviral (48-72h), Gabapentin, top Lidocaine, Amitriptyline, narcs
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Varicella-Zoster/Chicken pox

  1. E: Type of herpes virus
  2. PE: Kids, Amish, vesicles “dewdrops on a rose petal,” pustules that crust over
  3. Tx: Sx, antivirals, vax
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Molluscum contagiosum

  1. E: Poxvirus via contact (kids, groin rubbing)
  2. PE: Flesh-colored, waxy, dome-shaped, umbilicated papules
  3. Tx: Self-limited, curettage, cryo, Imiquimod
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Fungal Infections x 2

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Candidiasis Dermatophyte infections

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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Verruace “Warts”

  1. E: HPV 2, 4
  2. PE: Raised, rough surface lesions on hands & feet
  3. Tx: Spon remission, cryo, salicylic acid, top Podophyllin, Imiquimod
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Insects/Parasites x3

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  1. Lice
  2. Scabies
  3. Spider bites
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Scabies

  1. E: Sarcoptes scabei (mite)
  2. PE: Pruritic burrows, vesicles, nodules in web spaces of hands, feet, groin, excoriation, crusting
  3. Dx: Eggs on scraping
  4. Tx: Permethrin, Ivermectin, Lindane
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Spider bites

  1. Brown recluse: Pain after 3h w sx 4h, infarct of skin, blood coag
  2. PE: Sinking macule, grayish w halo of inflam
  3. Tx: Wound cleaning, analegsia
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Lice/Pediculosis

  1. E: Pediculus via contact
  2. PE: Pruritus, excoriations, nits
  3. Tx: Top Permethrin, Pyrethrin, Malathion, Ivermectin, Spinosad, Lindane
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Hair + Nails x 3

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  1. Alopecia
  2. Onychomycosis
  3. Paronychia
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Paronychia

  1. Inflam of nail fold from dishwashers
  2. Sx: Red, swelling, throbbing pain
  3. Tx: Warm soaks, I&D, abx (Cephalexin, Bactrim)
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Alopecia areata

  1. Chronic imm-mediated d/o (OC, AC)
  2. Assoc: Thyroiditis, pernicious anemia, Addison’s dz
  3. Tx: Top steroids > Minoxidil, Anthralin (psoriasis)
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Androgenetic alopecia

  1. Male pattern baldness
  2. Tx: Minoxidil, Finasteride, laser light therapy, surgery
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Hidradenitis suppurativa

  1. RF: Obesity, acne
  2. Sx: Chronic skin condition, Inflam nodule (pea size) in aporcine gland area (armpit) not related to follicles
  3. Tx: Intralesional Triamcinolone, I&D, PO abx/steroids
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Dermatophytosis

  1. Fungal infx - a group of fungi that invade and grow in dead keratin.
  2. E: TEM (Trichophyton MC, Epidermophyton, Microsporum)
  3. PE: Rash (red patch w fine scales)
  4. Lab: +KOH
  5. Tx: Antifungal cream bid x4w, PO antifung, NO STEROIDS
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Tinea versicolor

  1. E: Malassezia furfur (yeast)
  2. PE: Hypo/hyper pigmented macules that don’t tan
  3. Dx: +KOH
  4. Tx: Selenium sulfide shampoo > PO Ketoconazole
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Acanthosis nigricans

  1. Hyperpig d/o
  2. RF: Obesity, endocrine d/o
  3. PE: Skin darkens & appears dirty, thick, velvety
  4. Tx: None
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Vitiligo

  1. E: Destruction of melanocytes
  2. Assoc: Thyroid dz, pernicious anemia, DM, Addisons
  3. Tx: Sunscreen, UVB, repigmentation therapies
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Melasma

  1. Acquired hyperpig d/o of sun-exposed areas
  2. Assoc: Prego or OC
  3. Tx: 3% Hydroquinone soln w 0.025% Tretinoin gel, sunblock
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Urticaria

  1. Allergic rxn to drugs, food, cold, hot, stress
  2. Sx: Itchy, beware of angioedema
  3. PE: Hives, wheals
  4. Tx: Antihist, steroids
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Lipoma

  1. Benign neoplasm of mature fat cells
  2. Tx: Remove for comfort, can go away
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Name

  1. E
  2. PE
  3. Tx
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Pressure Sore

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CA summary

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Dermatitis summary

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HSV summary

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Tinea summary 2

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Tinea summary 1

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