Dermatology Flashcards
Acute Excema
Vesiuclar
Bullae
Erythema
Subacute Eczema
Crust/Erythema
No bullae/vesicles
Chronic Eczema
Lichenification
Exogenous cauase of eczema
Contact dermatitis
Endogenous eczema
Atopic dermatitis
Seborrhic dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis
aw Asthma/rhinitis inc'd IgE Childhood erythematous pruritic rashes Later in adulthood scabbed/excoriated lesions (on flex surfaces) Tx: Hydrants, emollients low dose hydrocortisone white flakes
Seborreheic dermatitis
white flakes face/scalp, upper chest aud canal
Caused by Pityrosporum
Severe caes in HIV pts
Tx: Oral/topical ketoconazole - selenium sulfide
40yo ex IVDU with severe seborrheic dermatitis wtd?
HIV test
Sebhorrheic keratosis
Warty brownish plaques in elderly (barnacles of elderly)
Give a stuck upon skin impression on face, back neck in exposed an dnon-exposed areas
can be pigmented or dark
NON malignant (not even pre-malginanct)
No tx required (except cosmetic if wanted)
Contact Dermatitis
Delayed type IV rxn - necket, chromium oleoresin (poisony ivy/oak) rubber
Tx: cool compresses, local steroids
Young female lac on finger while chopping vegeetables - clenaed and sutured - abx cream applied with occlusive dresseing- 3 days later c/o itching sensation and pain - on exam band aid uncovered - suture lin clean but surrouding erythem adn eruptive vesuicular lesions dx?
contact dermatitis
Med records clerk pw vesicular lesions itchy on fingers dx?
contact dermatitis
Lady with itchiness and eczema of upper yelids etio?
nailpolish
Pt p/w poson ivy exp w/in 2 hrs wtd?
Showering
Milia -
small keratin containing cyts on eleids, cheeks, nose, forehead
Tx: I&D
Open/closed comedone
topical tretinoin
Papular acrne (inflamm acne)
benozylperoxide + erythromycin
Cystic/nodular acne: sevre acne
acutane-> iso tretinoin
Female with severe acne wants accutane wtd?
Must be on OCP, and alt contraception aduring and oe month after completeing tx since accutean teratogen
Pt with predominatly comedone acne wtd?
Top benzoyl peroxide, top tretinoin
Acne Rosacea
Acne like lesions in face - middle aged women
Flushing with exertion or sun exposure
Fine telangiectasies and scatter papuules -
Tx: oral tetracycline, topical flagyl
Lichen Planus
Papulosquamous lesions of skin/MM Purpl papules with whie lines on surface Can occus with use of NSAIDS Cutaneous gravet vs host rx resembenls this Tx: High potency topical steroids r/o hep C
Hidradentits suppurativa
chronic inflamm/scarry invovling apocrine gland areas
tx: tetra/erythomycin
Surgery
Quit smoking
middle aged woman pw recurreing episodes lumps in axilla - drains serous fluid - episodes resolve after sponatous draiing - no change in LN - has cath for 2 month sand loves gardening
Hidrandenitis suppurative
tx: Quit smoking
Koplik spots
Small white vesicles on erythematous base
measles
precedes skin lesions by several days
Hairy Leukoplakia
Ribbed whiteness on lateral tongue
HIV pts
cause by EBV
No tx needed
Oral thrush
Commonly seen in HIV pts T cell < 200 or inhaled steroids for asthma
Tx: oral nystatin swish/spit or fluconazole if severe
Macroglossia
aw Amyloid MM Acromegaly Down's syndrome
Geographic tongue
Asx/benign
Strawberry tongue
aw
Scarlet fever
kawasaki syndrome
Exanthematous/morbilliform (blanching rash)
Sulfonamides, B lactam; PCN
Utricaria/angioedema
ASA, PCN, blood products, ACEi
Fixed drug reactions
Rash occuring at the same spot after rechallenge
Erythema multifomre
Recurrent HSV, mycoplasma, PCN, sulfa, phenytoin
Erythema Multiforme
Tetracyclins
Erythema multiforme
targetoid lesion MM may be involved Pt with recurrent EM -> r/o HSV tx/ppx acyclopvir \+Cough/CXR infiltrate -> cold agglutins -> myoplasma infxn Phenytoin, sulfa, PCN More sevrere with mucocutan -> SJS Tx: admit, remove agen IVIG/steroids
Erthematous skin rash-> blisters->necrolysis, denudation of skin, hmorrhagic crusting, hypotensive/tachy
Toxic epidermal myolysis (TEN)
Etio - idopathic, Sulfa, macrolide, erythro, dilantin
tx: D/c offending agent, IVF, IVIG, plasmaphereiss
Pt p.w generalized erythema, exfoliating dermatitis with bullae, pnch bx -
- If cleavage plane is stratum corneum -> infectious etio
2. If cleavage plane in stratum germinativum - > TEN 2/2 drugs - tx with IVIG
Pt call onset bullous lesions on chest after taking bactrim wtd?
See MD right away
Swimmers itch/Cercarial dermatitis
Pongds/lakes/oceans
Larvae enter skin and diet - skin eruption with itching
Sea Bather’s eruption
Salt water jelly fish larvae get stuck between clothing - drying/showiering fresh water kills
Skin eruption wtih ithcing
Psoriasis
Well defined erythematous skin lesion with DISTINCT SILVERY SCALES - puntate bleeding spot after peeling
erythrodermic vs pustualr
Doebneer’s phenomenon
abrasion leads to psoriatric lesion in spot
Erythrodermic psoriasis
Erythematous skin with silver scales Pt unable to regulate temp dehydration, hypo/hyperthermia, hypoalbum, Anemia chronic disease Precip by Sunburn Vira/bacterial infxn Anti malarial, gold lithium BB Anti NF tx Systemic steroids ETOH and malignancy DO NOT exacerbate
Pustular Psoriasis
Pustual ponds of pus
Pt with bipolar d/o o lithium p/w psoriatric skin lesino
d/c lithium
Ice pick like pittin gof nails
Oncholysis (separation of distal nail from nail bed)
Treatment of psoriasis
Acitretin Topical Steroids Syntheic Vit D3 analog Methotx Psoralen + UV rays = PUVA
Addison’s dz
hyperpigmented in oral mucosa and tan
Low BP, high K
MCC - autoimmune adrenalitis
nice tan bu tpassing out
Subacute Cutanous lupus
Ro/La+ (SSA/SSB) Speckled ANA + Anti dsDNA NEG Anti-sm neg Ro ag - can cross placenta and cause CONGENITAL heart block in newborn
Discoid Lupus
ANA neg
Anti DS-dna neg
Anti Sm neg
Lesional direct mmunofor +
CREST
C alcinosis cutis (Sq nodule) R aynaud's phenomenon E sophageal dysmotility S clerodactyly T elangiectasia
CREST most likely have which Ab
Anti centromere Abs
Erythema Nodosum
Red, painful warm nodules in shin
Young female - hilar LAD or inc’ 1,25 OHD3 -> SARCOID
Erythema nodosum - pt in 20’s with adb pain, cramping diarrhea +- hematochesia
Inflamm bowel dz (UC/CD)
Erthema nodosum other causes
Inflammatory bowel dz RA Leukemia Painful Tx: steroids NO ABx
Pellagra
Niacin def
Dermatitis
Diarrhea
Dementia