Dermatology Flashcards
Blotchy red rash
Urticaria (Hives)
Inflammation of folds of skin
Intertigo
Pilosebaceous follicles on face and trunk
Acne Vulgaris
Erythema, telangectasia, papules and pustules on the face
Acne Rosacea
Warty looking pigmented lesion with irregular keratin dots
Seberrhoeic Wart (Keratoses)
Skin coloured painless lump with central pore tethering it to the overlying epidermis
Epidermoid/Sebaceous Cyst
Staph A/Strep P, Non-bullous (Pustules - honey coloured crust) and Bullous (Rupture spontaneously).
Bacterial Impetigo
Unilateral swelling, erythema, pain and warmth
Cellulitis
Slowly evolving red lumps with white pustule centres
Folliculitis
Skin coloured lump - soft/firm painless and mobile
Lipoma
Pyrexia, headaches, abdo pain and vesicles on head and neck. Progresses from Papule to vesicle to pustule to crust
Chicken Pox
Affects 1 dermatome. Pre-eruptive (Burning and itching) and then erythematous swelling with crusted lesions
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
T1 = Oral, T2 = Anogenital - Asymptomatic / Painful blisters - no cure
Herpes Simplex
Flexors, red, itchy and dry skin
Ecezma
Dermatophytes microsporum and trichyphyton cause general inflammation
Tinea
Fungal infection of vagina, mouth and skin - itchy red rash with pustules + white/yellow crust
Candida
Macular lesions and patches of pigmentation change on back
Pityriasis vesicolor
Extensors, scaly surface
Psoriasis
Eggs (nits) on to hair shaft, commonly no symptoms but can be itch
Headlice
Cancerous proliferation of melanocytes - ABCDE -
Malignant Melanoma
Sun exposed areas - translucent with telangectasia -
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Tumour arising from keratinising cells of epidermids. Indurated, nodular with keratinised crust
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Firm smooth umbilicated papules (Skin colour, white or yellow)
Molluscum
Intensely itchy pruritic eruption with violaceous colour and polygonal shape - replaced by brown discolouration,
Lichen Planus
Females burrow into skin to lay eggs - widespread itch worse at night and when warm.
Sacbies (Sarcoptes Scabie)
Hard, smooth tethered lump on extremities
Dermatofibroma
1-3mm bright red macule that may progress to papule
Morgan de Campbell spots/Cherry Angiomas
Small pedunculated skin coloured papules at skin folds
Fibroepithelial polyp (Skin Tag)
