Derm Buzzwords

Question 1

Stuck on appearance?

Answer 1

Seborrheic keratoses

Question 2

Picket fence pearly border?

Answer 2

BCC

Question 3

‘Rodent’ ulcer?

Answer 3

BCC

Question 4

Dermatitis herpetiformis + IgA +ve?

Answer 4

Coeliac disease

Question 5

Erythema nodosum

Answer 5

Sarcoidosis

Question 6

Erythema migrans (erythematous bullseye lesion)?

Answer 6

Lyme Disease

Question 7

Ashleaf spots/shagreen patches?

Answer 7

Tuberous sclerosis

Question 8

Honey coloured crust? (what is the organism?)

Answer 8

Impetigo

Staph or group A strep

Question 9

Cafe au lait spots, axillary freckling?

Answer 9

Neurofibromatosis (type 1 or 2)

Question 10

Silver scales, extensor surfaces?

Answer 10

Psoriasis

Question 11

Cauliflower appearance?

Answer 11

Plantar warts (HPV)

Question 12

Intense erythema on cheeks and proximal of limbs of a child?

Answer 12

Slapped cheek (Casued by parvovirus)

Question 13

Small umbilicated translucent papule that look fluid filled but are solid?

Answer 13

Molluscum contagiosum

Question 14

Flaccid blisters that can be burst easily to form erythematous erosions?

Answer 14

Pemphigus vulgaris

Question 15

Large tense bull that are itchy and cannot be burst?

Answer 15

Bulloud pemphigoid

Question 16

Helitropy rash and scaly knuckles (Gottorn’s papule)?

Answer 16

Dermatomyositis

Question 17

Fish scale skin?

Answer 17

Ichthyosis

Question 18

Velvety thickened lesions in axillae (acanthuses nigricans)?

Answer 18

Addisons (from increased ACTH)

Question 19

Taget lesion?

Answer 19

Erythema multiforme