Dermatology Flashcards
Treatment of choice for mild inflammatory acne
Topical retinoids
Psoriatic patients have an increased risk of ______ syndrome
Metabolic syndrome
Classic form of psoriatic arthritis
Distal interphalangeal predominant form
Oral glucocorticoids should not be used in psoriasis due to the potential for development of ______ when discontinued
Life-threatening pustular psoriasis
Indicated treatment for stasis dermatitis
Leg elevation and compression stockings
A dishwasher presents with very pruritic small papules and vesicles over the thenar, hypothenar areas, and the sides of her fingers. What is the diagnosis?
Dyshidrotic edema
Treatment for seborrheic dermatitis (3)
Low potency topical corticosteroid
Topical antifungal
Anti-dandruff shampoo
Most appropriate diagnostic test for suspected SJS/TEN
Frozen section skin biopsy
Sharply demarcated lesions that leave a hyperpigmented spot after they resolve: which type of cutaneous drug reaction is this?
Fixed drug eruption
Treatment for a fixed drug reaction
Topical steroids
Presence of shingles on the tip of the nose in herpes zoster is called:
Hutchinson’s sign
Most serious complication of VZV
Varicella pneumonia
Treatment for cutaneous dermatophytosis
Oral (itraconazole or terbinafine) or topical antifungals for up to 1-2 weeks after disappearance of all lesions
Most common site of basal carcinoma
Nose
The patient should first be viewed from a distance of about ____ so that the general character of the skin and the distribution of lesions can be evaluated
4-6 feet (1.5-2m)
Wood’s lamp appearance: Erythrasma (Corynebacterium minutissimum)
Coral pink
Wood’s lamp appearance: Pseudomonas colonization
Pale blue
Wood’s lamp appearance: Tinea capitis
Yellow
Wood’s lamp appearance: Vitiligo
Totally white
Name for the network of gray lines seen in papules of Lichen Planus
Wickham’s striae
The most useful and convenient method for treating warts in almost any location
Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen
Most common malignancy associated with erythroderma
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)
Erythema marginatum is a manifestation of:
Rheumatic fever
Wood’s lamp appearance: Pityriasis versicolor
Golden
Most frequently associated disorder in vitiligo
Thyroid disease
Earliest cutaneous sign of Tuberous sclerosis
Ash leaf spot
Lentigines + cardiac myxomas seen in this syndrome
Carney complex
95% of those with infectious mononucleosis given ________ will present with a rash
Ampicillin
Most common setting for eruptive xanthomas
Diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled
2 most frequent causes of IgE-dependent reactions to drugs
Penicillin and muscle relaxants in anesthesia
Most common type of photosensitivity disease
Polymorphous light eruption
Type of UV most efficiently producing sunburn
UV-B
Best predictor of metastatic risk in melanoma
Breslow thickness
Mainstay of treatment for dermatitis herpetiformis
Dapsone
