Dermatology Flashcards
Most common cause of diaper dermatitis?
Contact dermatitis
Best treatment for contact, diaper dermatitis?
Keep the area as dry as possible … frequent diaper changes, Zinc oxide, Exposure of skin to air
Pattern of contact, diaper dermatitis?
Spares the inguinal skin folds
Appearance of candida diaper dermatitis?
Beefy-red lesions, with involvement of skin folds
Best treatment for candida diaper dermatitis?
Nystatin cream, Miconazole … (avoid powdered azole due to aspiration risk)
Common trigger for appearance of contact diaper dermatitis?
Recent episode of diarrhea
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) results from mutation in …
Filaggrin gene
Initial treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Emollients
First-line treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Topical corticosteroids
Second-line treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Topical calcineurin inhibitors
Example of topical calcineurin inhibitor used in treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Pimecrolimus
2 types of secondary infection that may result from atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Impetigo, Eczema herpeticum
Pathogen responsible for Impetigo in the setting of atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Staph aureus
Pathogen responsible for Eczema herpeticum in the setting of atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
HSV
Example of pregnancy-induced skin changes?
Intense abdominal pruritis without primary skin lesions
Best management of pregnancy-induced skin changes?
Supportive care … oatmeal baths, UV light, anti-histamines
Clinical presentation of pemphigoid gestationis?
Pruritis that precedes a truncal rash
Description of truncal rash seen in pemphigoid gestationis?
Periumbilical, urticarial papules and plaques that develop into tense bullae
Location of papules and plaques in setting of pemphigoid gestationis?
Spreads all over body, but spares mucosal membranes
Pathophysiology of pemphigoid gestationis?
Autoimmune
Best treatment of pemphigoid gestationis?
High-potency topical corticosteroids, Anti-histamines
Example of a High-potency topical corticosteroid used in setting of pemphigoid gestationis?
Triamcinolone
Which parts of hands are typically affected by irritant contact dermatitis?
Where skin is thinnest … Dorsum of hand, Webs, Fingertips
Most cases of irritant contact dermatitis result from ___ exposure
Occupational

