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Dermatology Flashcards

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Erythematous papules, pustules, cysts, nodules, open and aclosed comedones on the face chest and upper back

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ACNE VULGARIS

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Primary lesion of acne

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COMEDONES

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Erythematous pruritic or painful papules with central punctum

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INSECT BITES

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Erythematous macules papules more pruritic at night located at the groin, axillae, webs of finger and toes, elbows and wrists, and other family members have same symptoms

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SCABIES

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Imaginary circle intersecting sites of involvement in scabies

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CIRCLE OF HEBRA

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Slightly elevated tortous lines in the skin with a vesicle or pustule at the end containing the mite

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BURROWS

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Etiologic cause of scabies

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SARCOPTES SCABEI

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Intense pruritus of the scalp, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, excoriations and erythematous papules at the nape of the neck and retroauricular area with secondary impetigo

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PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS

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Dark-red to purple skin discoloration, dusky with borders not clearly delineated, deeper tissue involvement, pain out of proportion to the physical findings, rapid progression of lesion, may have crepitus

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NECROTIZING FASCIITIS

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Most common portal of entry in the leg for cellulitis

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TINEA PEDIS

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Loss of eyebrows in leprosy

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MADAROSIS

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Erythematous greasy yellow brown scaling on scalp eyebrows, ears and perinasal areas, dandruff, can spread beyond the hairline to the forehead

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SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS

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Most common location of seborrheic dermatitis

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SCALP

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In infants yellow brown scaling on the scalp or seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp

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CRADLE CAP

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Organism implicated in seborrheic dermatitis

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PITYROSPORUM OVALE

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Pruritic erythematous patches and plaques, scaling, lichenification, on the flexural antecubital popliteal areas in adults and in the face and extensors in infants and children

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ATOPIC DERMATITIS

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Linear transverse fold below edge of the lower eyelids

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DENNIE-MORGAN FOLDS

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Discrete, coin-shaped, erythematous, edematous vesicular and crusted patches on the lower extremities and the extensor surfaces of the arms

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NUMMULAR ECZEMA

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Dematitis sudden in onset, no previous history or exposure, symptoms of pain and burning usually from acidic or alkali substances

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IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS

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Most common site of involvement of irritant contact dermatitis

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HANDS

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Eczematous eruption following exposure to a known or unknown allergen, usually appearing first at the site of contact, associated with plants, nickel and other compounds, can form patterns on the skin

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ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS

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Most common cause of allergic contact dermatitis

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EXPOSURE TO PLANTS

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23
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Erythematous papule and plaques covered with silvery scales on elbows, knees, scalp, with nail pits and other nail changes

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PSORIASIS

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Pinpoint bleeding spots from exposure of dermal papillae when scales are scraped off in psoriasis

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AUSPITZ SIGN

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Psoriasis involving the folds, recesses, and flexor areas such as axillae, groin, inframammary folds

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INVERSE PSORIASIS

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Abrupt eruption of psoriasis lesions following acute infection such as streptococcal pharyngitis

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GUTTATE PSORIASIS

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Circular sharply circumscribed slightly erythematous dry scaly hypopigmented patches with advancing scaly border and central clearing producing annular outlines

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TINEA

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Most common fungal disease

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TINEA PEDIS

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Causes majority of tinea pedis

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TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM

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Infection of the nail plate

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ONYCHOMYCOSIS

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Etiologic agent of Tinea versicolor

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MALASSEZIA FURFUR

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Classical microscopic finding in Tinea versicolor of short thick fungal hyphae and large numbers of variously sized spores

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SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

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Salmon colored macules and papules, collarette of scaling, scales tend to fold along the long axis of line of stretch follows skin lines (hanging curtains or “Christmas tree” sign), herald patch

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PITYRIASIS ROSEA

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Symmetrical, generalized, maculopapular eruptions, polymorphous, usually over the face, shoulders, flanks and palms and soles with scaling, with suggestive sexual history, painless genital ulcer

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SECONDARY SYPHILIS

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Papular lesions located on folds of moist skin usually around genitals and anus, may become hypertrophic, forming soft red mushroom-like mass, moist weeping gray surface

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CONDYLOMATA LATA

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Most frequent manifestation of orolabial herpes

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FEVER BLISTER OR COLD SORE

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Most common complication of varicella

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SECONDARY BACTERIAL INFECTION

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Vesicles on the side and tip of nose indicative of ophthalmic zoster

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HUTCHINSON’S SIGN

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Involvement of the facial and auditory nerves by varicella zoster virus

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RAMSAY-HUNT SYNDROME

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Large, tense blisters on flexor surfaces, groin axillae, and trunk, subepidermal blister, anti-hemidesmosome antibodies

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BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID

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Papules, vesicles, and pustules with honey-colored crusts

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IMPETIGO CONTAGIOSA

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Variant of impetigo, inadequat

ely treated leading to punched out ulcerative lesions

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ECTHYMA

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Blisters, epidermal detachment resulting from epidermal necrosis, target lesions, dusky purpuric macules with mucosal involvement,

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SJS

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Blisters, epidermal detachment resulting from epidermal necrosis, target lesions, dusky purpuric macules with mucosal involvement, >30% body surface area involved

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TEN

45
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Multiple erythematous plaques with target or iris lesion morphology, usually precipitated by recent new drug ingestion, often triggered by mycoplasma pneumonia and HSV

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ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME

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Manual pressure to the skin may elicit separation of the epidermis (found in staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, SJS, TEN, and pemphigus vulgaris)

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NIKOLSKY’S SIGN

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Most common pattern of drug-induced reaction

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MORBILIFORM OR MACULOPAPULAR

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Young children with individual lesions of smooth surfaced , firm, dome-shaped, pearly, fleshy papules with central umbilication

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MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM

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Numerous small eosinophilic and basophilic inclusion bodies found in histology of molluscum contagiosum

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HENDERSON-PATERSON BODIES

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Brown-black plaques with adherent greasy scales, stuck on appearance

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SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS

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Sudden appearance of multiple seborrheic keratosis suggestive of visceral and hematologic malignancy

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SIGN OF LESER TRELAT

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Erythematous macules and papules, macerated skin areas and satellite lesions, white friable patches on mucosal surfaces, immunocompromised states

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CANDIDAL INFECTION

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Increased thickness of the stratum corneum

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HYPERKERATOSIS

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Hyperkeratosis with retention of nuclei in stratum corneum

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PARAKERATOSIS

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Epidermal accumulation of edematous fluid in intracellular space

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SPONGIOSIS

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Process referring to loss of cohesion between epidermal cells

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ACANTHOLYSIS

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Violaceous flat-topped papules and plaques with gray lines (Wickham.s striae)

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LICHEN PLANUS

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Condition in dermatological diseases wherein traumatized areas tend to develop new lesions (found in verruca and psoriasis)

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KOEBNER PHENOMENON

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