Derm Flashcards
Tinea pedis Ix
Skin scrape
Herpes simplex Ix
Viral swab
Impetigo Ix
Bacterial swab
Hyperkeratosis and Munro abscesses?
psoriasis
in Porphyria cunea tarda what is there a build up of
uropophinogen
What could be the cause for a child crying when in direct sunlight
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria.
1st line treatment for Acne rosacea
topical metronidazole
1st line treatment for acne vulgaris
Benzoyl Peroxide [can add topical clindamycin]
What is epidermolysis bullosa
breakdown of anchoring between epidermis and dermis
what is erythema multiform associated with
mycoplasma pneumonia
HSV
treatment for Dermatitis herpetiformis and what is it associated with
Oral dapasone
gluten free diet
coeliac disease
acne rosacea tx and what is it associated with
mild = topical metronidazole [plus azeliac acid]
mod = PO tetracycline or erythromycin
blepharitis
skin biopsy of pemphigus vulgaris
IgG crazy paving/chicken wire pattern in epidermis
skin biopsy of bullous pemphigoid
linear IgG deposits across basement membrane
which has mucosal involvement and which does not - from pemphigus and pemphigoid
Pemphigus = mucosal involvement
Pemphigoid = no mucosal involvement