Derm part 3 Flashcards
Tinea capitis characteristics
Prepubertal infection of scalp, hair shafts
Black dot alopecia
Dx of tinea capitis
M. audouinii fluorescence: blue-green with Wood lamp
+KOH
Culture
Tx of tinea capitis
Griseofulvin
Terbinafine
Itraconazole
Tinea corporis characteristics
Slightly pruritic ringlike, erythematous papules, plaques with scaling and slow outward expansion of the border
Check cat or dog for M. canis
Dx of tinea corporis
+KOH
Culture
M. canis fluorescence: blue-green with Wood lamp
Tx of tinea corporis
Topical metronidazole Clotrimazole Terbinafine Tolnaftate Ciclopirox Oxiconazole Butenafine
Tinea cruris characteristics
Symmetric, pruritic, scrotal sparing, scaling plaques
Dx of tinea cruris
+KOH
Culture
Tx of tinea cruris
Topical miconazole Clotrimazole Terbinafine Tolnaftate Ciclopirox Oxiconazole Butenafine Wear loose cotton underwear
Characteristics of tinea pedis
Moccasin or interdigital distribution
Dry scales
Interdigital maceration with secondary bacterial infection
Dx of tinea pedis
+KOH
Culture
Tx of tinea pedis
Topical miconazole Clotrimazole Terbinafine Tolnaftate Ciclopirox Oxiconazole Butenafine Wear cotton socks
Causes of tinea versicolor
Tropical climates
Steroids or immunosuppressive drugs
Age range of tinea versicolor
Uncommon before puberty
PE of tinea versicolor
Chest, back, arms
Oval hypopigmented or hyperpigmented in AAs
Red-brown in Caucasians
Scaling patches