Dermatitis (Eczema) Flashcards
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Definition
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inflammation of the skin
2
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Clinical Feature, symptoms
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Poorly demarcated erythematous patches or plaques.
symptoms include pruritus and pain
3
Q
acute dermatitis:
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papules, vesicles
4
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subacute dermatitis:
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scaling, crusting, excoriations
5
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chronic dermatitis
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lichenification, xerosis, fissuring
6
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Asteatotic Dermatitis synoym
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xerotic eczema
7
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Asteatotic Dermatitis
Clinical Feature, symptoms
A
diffuse, mild pruritic dermatitis secondary to dry skin
8
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Asteatotic Dermatitis.
Epidemiology
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very common in elderly, especially in the winter (i.e. “winter itch”) but starts in the fall
9
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Asteatotic Dermatitis
distribution
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shins predominate, looks like a “dried river bed”
10
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Asteatotic Dermatitis
Management
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skin rehydration with moisturizing routine ± corticosteroid creams
