Dermatology Flashcards
What are nail findings in psoriasis?
- *Nail pitting
- Onycholysis
- Yellow-brown colour
- Thickening
- Dystrophy
List some derm conditions that have nail pitting:
- Psoriasis
- Dermatitis (rough coarse pits)
- Alopecia Areata (transverse rows of fine pits)
What is incontinentia pigmenti?
Neurocutaneous disorder - association > derm > dental > ocular
Are skin lesions in incontinentia pigmenti at risk of malignant changes?
No- they are benign
List findings associated w/ incontinentia pigmenti:
> Derm: alopecia, coarse hair
Dental: late dentition, hypodontia, impaction
Ocular: neovascularization, micropthalmos, strabismus, optic nerve atrophy
CNS: seizures, DD, hemiplegia or hemiparesis
What is pseudoporphyria
Skin condition
- Look like porphyria BUT without porphyrin metabolism issue
- Usually from NAPROXEN/ NSAID
= photosensitive + small hypo pigment scars in areas of trauma
Most common cause of pseudoporphyria
Naproxen
Tx: D/C due to permanent scars risk.
List two RF for pseudoporphyria
- fair skin
- sun exposure area
What does pseudoporphyria look like?
- vesicles + easy bruising
- > small hypo pigmented depressed scars in areas of small trauma
what does incontenti pigmenti look like?
Initial linear streak or vesicles that blister.
Classic= pigmented strip following Blashko lines
*always affect axillae + groin
T or F: most people with acne have endocrine abnormalities.
False
Testing for hyperandrogegism (i.e. PCOS) if (+) signs
- pre puberty= acne, early odour, axillary or pubic hair, bone age ++, accelerated growth
- postpuberty= infreq menses, hirsutism, alopecia, infertility, PCOS, clitromegaly, truncal obesity etc.
T or F: routine microbiologic testing recommended for patients with acne?
False
Do any acne treatments alter course of acne?
None except isotretinoin (accutane)
Is there evidence that diet triggers acne flares?
No; limited evidence.
Which season improves acne and which worsens?
- Summer= improve
- Worsen= winter
What is the best routine cleansing regiment for people with acne?
Soap + water.
- agents w/ keratolytic agent, salicylic acid may temporarily remove sebum but no significant change
Single or combo therapy should be used in patients with acne?
Combo therapy
*Note topical retinoid can be mono therapy if comedonal.
How to treat comedonal versus mild versus severe papulopustrular or nodular?
**Generally= Retinoid -> BP or Abx -> Isotretinoin
Comedonal= topical retinoid (or salicylic acid)
Mild Papulopustular= suggest inflam
= Benzoyl peroxide w/ topical ABX (i.e. topical dapsone, tetracycline, doxycycline) or Retinoid
*usually BP in am + retinoid night
Severe Papulopust. or Nodular
= topical retinoid + benzoyl peroxide + PO Abx
OR isotretinoin 1mg/kg/day
What is the only treatment for severe nodulocystic acne?
Isotretinoin
T or F: limited evidence for benefit of physical modalities for routine tx of acne (i.e. pulsed dye laser, glycol acid peel, salicylic acid peel)
T
Is Pregnancy is contraindication to isotretinoin (accutane)?
yes
Highly teratogenic.
What is baseline monitoring for isotretinoin?
liver function lipid panel (cholesterol, TG) pregnancy test
What is the advantage of benzoyl peroxide over topical Abx?
Decreases P. acnes. resistance to Abx
How long do you have to wait for acne treatment until state ineffective?
6-8 weeks
Most common topical Abx in acne treatment?
Clindamycin
Girl with blackheads only + mild acne. What do you recommend?
Topical retinoid acid (aka topical tretinoin)
What are blackheads?
open comedones.
Major Accutane side effects:
- highly teratogenic
- benign intracranial HTN
- depression w/ SI
- hepatitis (LFTs)
- hyperlipidemia (cholesterol, TG monitoring)
Describe the pathophysiology of acne (aka comedogenesis):
**Keratinization - Sebum - Bacteria - Inflammation
- Abnormal keratinization of follicular epithelium (impaction of keratinized cell)
- +++ Sebum
- Proliferation of Propionibacterium in follicles
- Inflammation
Child sucks on fingers. Vesicles on fingers with central area of ulceration and erythema. What is it? Tx?
Herpetic Whitlow
- pain ++
- min. 1 finger
- swell, red, tender
- heal within 2-3 wk; no tx
- if immunocompromised or severely infected= acyclovir
- do not lance
Do you ever lance herpetic whitlow?
NO
Which flesh coloured wart is caused by pox virus?
Molluscum Contagiosum
- commonly 1-10 y.o.
- skin to skin or indirect
- can appear anywhere (except palm, sole, scalp)
- Tx: reassure
- wash hand, no sharing towel, covering lesion necessary
- If Tx: cantharidin (beetle juice), cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen), curettage (painful)
Is the entire molluscum rash contagious?
yes
Tinea capitis treatment:
- Griseofulvin
- Alternative= Terbinafine (Lamisil) PO
- Alternative= PO Itraconazole
- Adjunct Shampoo (i.e. selenium shampoo)
Do not need to shave the head.
Hair broken with black dots on scalp. What type of infection is this?
Tinea capitis
- hair broken off by follicle
- black dot on scalp
- +/- fever, pain, local lymphadenopathy
Contagious skin infection from mite with burrow and red papule btwn finger, flexure, genital. ++ Itching (worse at night), papular, higher risk in First Nation, young, immunocompromised, bed sharing, poverty, overcrowding. Household has same thing. What is this?
Scabies.
- Sarcoptes scabiei
- Skin-to-skin (live off skin max 24 hr)
- usually papule (can be vesicle, pustule, nodule)
- itch worse at night
- peds: predilection from wrist + palm
- gold Dx: direct visualization via KOH or bx
- ink test (cover lesion w/ ink and remove w/ alcohol w/ tracking of burrows seen)
Who gets treated if one person has scabies?
Entire household contact (even without symptoms)
Goal: avoid re-infestation as symptom can take several wk to appear.
1st line treatment for scabies:
5% permethrin topical
- entire body
- min. 8-12 hr/put O/N
- re-tx in 7d
Why was lidocaine withdrawn as 2nd line Scabies tx:
Due to neurotoxicity.
Current 2nd line:
- benzyl benzoate
- sulphur jelly
When do you use PO ivermectin for scabies?
PO x 1. IF:
- immunocompromised
- institutional/ comm outbreak
How do you prevent scabies reinfection?
- Treat all household member regardless of symp.
- All bed linen + clothing next to skin= HOT wash + HOT dry
- If no hot water, put in sealed plastic bag x5-7d
- Vacuum floors
- Improve living conditions for First Nations
Alopecia with hair falling in clumps. No itch. (+) hair pull test.
Telogen Effluvium.
- reassure that normal hair growth return within 3-6 mo.
Alopecia due to hair pulling/ release tension. No itch. Anxiety + OCD tendency. Irregular pattern w/ mixed length + stubby hair.
Trichotillomania.
- If due to OCD= Tx clomipramine or fluoxetine
Alopecia. VERY ITCHY. Scales, pustules, kerion. Spots stay.
Tinea Capitis
Tx: anti fungal (Griseofulvin or Terbinafine or Itraconazole).+ adjunct shampoo
AI alopecia. No itch. exclamation point hairs on exam. regular pattern. nail pits + grooves.
Alopecia Areata
- resolution within 6-12 mo.
- recurrence common
- topical steroids effective in some
- intradermal injection option
What is Nikolsky sign?
with slight pressure the skin wrinkles and slide off and separate w/ dermis.
I.E. staphylococcal scalded skin, TEN
Population in Staph Scalded Skin:
infants +
always < 6