Dermatology Flashcards
Stuck on appearance
Seborrheic Keratosis
Red Plaques with silvery - white scales and sharp margins
Psoriasis
Most common type of skin cancer;
The lesion is a pearly coloured papule with translucent surface and telangiectasias
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Honey Crusted lesions
Impetigo
Febrile Pt with a hx of DM presents with
red, swollen, painful lower extremity
Cellulitis
+ Nikolsky’s Sign
Pemphigus Vulgaris
- Nikolsky’s Sign
Bullous Pemphigoid
55 year old obese pt presents with
dirty, velvety patches on back of the neck
Acanthosis nigricans
- Check fasting blood glucose to rule out DM
Dermatomal Distribution
Varicella Zoster
Flat topped papules
Lichen Planus
Iris like target lesions
Erythema multiforme
Lest characteristically occuring in a linear pattern in areas where skin comes into contact with clothing or jewlery
Contact Dermatitis
Presents with herald patch, christmas tress pattern
Pityriasis rosea
16 y/o presents with an annular patch of alopecia with broken off, stubby hairs
Alopecia Areata (autoimmune process)
Pinkish, scaling, flat lesions on chest and back
KOH prep has “spaghetti & meatball” appearance
Pityriasis Versicolor
4 Characters of Nevus Suggestive of Melanoma
ABCD
- Asymmetry
- Border irregular
- Colour variation
- Diameter large
Premalignant lesion from sun expresure that can lead to squamour cell carcinoma
Actinic Keratosis
Dewdrops on a rose petal
Lesions of 1 Varicella
Cradle Cap
Seborrheic dermatitis
Tx with Antifungal
Associated with Propionibacterium Acnes and Changes in Andreogen Levels
Acne Vulgaris
Painful recurrent vesicular eruption of mucocutaneous surface
Herpes Simplex
Inflammation and epithelial thinning of the Anogenital Area, predominantly in postmenopausal women
Lichen Sclerosus
Exophytic nodules on skin with varying degree of scaling or ulceration; the second most common type of skin cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
