Dermatology Flashcards
Go together areas
Palms and soles, elbows and knees, intertriginous areas, mucous membranes, hair and nails, photo distribution
Factors to assess on Derm issues
History, colour, shape, size, arrangement, location, extent, borders, secondary lesions
Unusual shapes/asymmetric distribution may suggest
External cause
Sharp borders suggest
Epidermal process
Domed edges suggest
Dermal, subcutaneous process
Excoriation
Itchy
White derm change
Decreased melanocytes, melanin production or transfer, fibrous tissue
Brown derm changes
Increased melanocytes, increased production of melanin, thickening of the epidermis
Red skin changes
Dilated vessels, more vessels, blood outside vessels, collection of lymphocytes
Yellow skin changes
Sebum, fat, mast cells, histiocytes
Acral areas
Peripheral body parts - hands, feet, ears, nose
Intertriginous areas
Folded areas - axilla, groin, natal cleft, below boobs, abdo folds, elbow folds
ABCDE
Asymmetry, border, colour, diameter, evolution
Cafe du lait can be associated with
Neurofibromarosis (if there are many cafe du laits)
Dermatitis herpetiformis associated with what disease
Celiac disease
Hairy moles are called
Congenital melanocytic hairy Nevis
Acanthosis nigricans
Elevated insulin level stimulating the growth of the epidermis and causing it to turn brown
Lichen simplex chronicus
Brown because of thickening of the skin due to scratching and rubbing
Telangiectasia - spider Nevis
Central red papule with radiating red arms
Acne Vulgaris treatment
Isotretinoin
Most common skin malignancy
Basal cell carcinoma
Slow growing nodule with pearly, rolled borders
Basal cell carcinoma
Small painless papules commonly found on the back of upper arms
Keratosis Pilaris
Treatment for keratosis pilaris
Emollients and topical keratolytics
