Dermatology

Question 1

Treatment for Seborrhoeic dermatitis

Answer 1

Shampoo: Ketoconazole or tar
Steroid on in acute flare up
Ketoconazole or miconazole crean
Calcineurin inhibots 
Antiseptic emollient washes
for severe: systemic itraconazole short course or pulsed in affective
Tar creams

Question 2

Pompholyx or dyshidrotic eczema

Answer 2

occurs as a manifestation of hand eczema, irritant or allergic dermatitis and as an id reaction to a distant dermatophyte infection.
Symmetrical and diffuse clear vesicles over the palmar aspect of the hands
Associated with pruritus
Type with anti fungals and steroids

Question 3

Tx for venous eczema

Answer 3

Reduce the swelling: walk
Compression sockings
Special power to absorb crap
Steroid
Rich bland emollient

Question 4

Tx Allergic contact dermatitis

Answer 4

remove nickel

Topical corticosteroid cream

Question 5

atopic dermatitis presentation

Answer 5

eneralized and diffuse eruption; however discoid or nummular eczema is characterized by fairly well defined, coin-shaped, intensely pruritic inflamed areas of lichenified skin.

Question 6

Presentation of contact dermatitis

Answer 6

can be varied, including dyspigmentation, pustular lesions, urticaria, atrophy, phototoxic reactions and eczema.

Question 7

Urticaria

Answer 7

wheals or hives

Question 8

psoriasis Mx

Answer 8

Coal tar based preparation
salicylic acid
Steroids topical
Vit D
Dithranol
Photo therapy

Question 9

RF and triggers for Psoriasis

Answer 9

FmHx
Triggers
stress
smoking
alcohol
Streptococcal infection
Medications eg b blockers, NSAIDs

Question 10

Signs of psoriasis

Answer 10

Nails; pitting, onycholysis and subungal hyperkeratosis
Arthritis
erythematous plaques with clearly defined borders and overlying thick scale

Question 11

Types of psoriasis

Answer 11

guttate
pustular
erythrodermic
palmoplantar