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Scaly papule that soon forms erythematous plaques covered with a white scale

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Psoriasis

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Hemorrhagic red papules that do not blanch with pressure

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necrotizing vasculitis

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Target-shaped lesion that consist in part of erythematous plaques

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erythema multiforme

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Pseudohyphae and budding yeasts is seen in

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Candida infections

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“Spaghetti and meatballs” yeast forms are seen in

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tinea versicolor

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A cytologic technique most often used in the diagnosis of herpesvirus infections (herpes simplex virus or varicella zoster virus)

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Tzanck smear

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An opaque to transparent, brown-pink “apple jelly” appearance on diascopy

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Granulomas

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Coral pink color under the wood’s lamp

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Erythrasma

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A superficial, intertriginous infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum

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Erythrasma

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Pale blue on wood’s lamp

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Pseudomonas

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Yellow fluorescence on wood’s lamp

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Tinea capitis

Caused by dermatophytes (e.g. Micrisporum canis or M. audouinii)

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A battery of suspected allergens is applied to the patient’s back under occlusive dressings and allowed to remain in contact with the skin for 48 h

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Patch test

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Patch test is used to examine evidence of

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delayed hypersensitivity reactions

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This is the most common type of melanoma

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Superficial spreading melanoma

Such lesions usually demonstrate asymmetry, border irregularity, color variegation (black, blue, brown, pink, and white), a diameter >6 mm, and a history of change (e.g., an increase in size or development of associated symptoms such as pruritus or pain).

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A flat, colored lesion, <2 cm in diameter, not raised above the surface of the surrounding skin. A “freckle,” or ephelid, is a prototype

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Macule

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A large (>2 cm) flat lesion with a color different from the surrounding skin

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Patch

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A small, solid lesion, <0.5 cm in diameter, raised above the surface of the surrounding skin and thus palpable (e.g., a closed comedone, or whitehead, in acne).

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Papule

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A larger (0.5 to 5.0 cm), firm lesion raised above the surface of the surrounding skin

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Nodule

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A solid, raised growth >5 cm in diameter.

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Tumor

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A large (>1 cm), flat-topped, raised lesion; edges may either be distinct (e.g., in psoriasis) or gradually blend with surrounding skin (e.g., in eczematous dermatitis).

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Plaque

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A small, fluid-filled lesion, <0.5 cm in diameter, raised above the plane of surrounding skin. Fluid is often visible, and the lesions are translucent

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Vesicle

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A vesicle filled with leukocytes

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Pustules

The presence of pustules does not necessarily signify the existence of an infection

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A fluid-filled, raised, often translucent lesion >0.5 cm in diameter

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Bulla

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A raised, erythematous, edematous papule or plaque, usually representing short-lived vasodilation and vasopermeability.

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Wheal

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A dilated, superficial blood vessel

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Telangiectasia

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A distinctive thickening of the skin that is characterized by accentuated skin-fold markings.

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Lichenification

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Excessive accumulation of stratum corneum

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Scale

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Dried exudate of body fluids that may be either yellow or red

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Crust

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Loss of epidermis without an associated loss of dermis.

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Erosion

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30
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Loss of epidermis and at least a portion of the underlying dermis

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Ulcer

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Linear, angular erosions that may be covered by crust and are caused by scratching.

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Excoriation

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An acquired loss of substance. In the skin, this may appear as a depression with intact epidermis or as sites of shiny, delicate, wrinkled lesions

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Atrophy

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A change in the skin secondary to trauma or inflammation. Sites may be erythematous, hypopigmented, or hyperpigmented depending on their age or character. Sites on hair-bearing areas may be characterized by destruction of hair follicles.

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Scar

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Small, firm, white papules filled with keratin

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Milia

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Coin-shaped lesion

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Nummular

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Skin that displays variegated pigmentation, atrophy, and telangiectases.

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Poikiloderma

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A configuration of skin lesions formed from coalescing rings or incomplete rings

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Polycyclic lesions

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Erythema with greasy yellow-brown scale

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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Violaceous flat-topped papules and plaques

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Lichen planus

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Skin-colored or red-brown macule or papule with dry, rough, adherent scale

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Actinic keratosis

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Papule with pearly, telangiectatic border on sun- damaged skin

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Usual site of basal cell carcinoma

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Face

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43
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Indurated and possibly hyperkeratotic lesions often showing ulceration and/or crusting

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

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Usual site of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

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Face (especially lower lips, ears)

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Brown plaques with adherent, greasy scale; “stuck on” appearance

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Seborrheic keratosis

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Symmetric erythematous papules and plaques with a collarette of scale

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Pityriasis rosea

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Most frequent skin reaction to drugs

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Morbilliform rash – 91%

Urticaria – 6%

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Populations that are at high risk for cutaneous drug reactions (4)

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  1. Elderly
  2. Autoimmune disease
  3. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient
  4. Acute EBV or HIV infection
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CD4 count in HIV disease that have 40- to 50-fold increased risk of ADR to sulfamethoxazole and increased risk of severe hypersensitivity reactions

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CD4 < 200

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50
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Drugs can trigger mediator release either by these 2 mechanism

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  1. Direct mast cell degranulation

2. IgE-specific antibodies

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51
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NSAIDs trigger mediator release by

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Direct mast cell degranulation

“anaphylactoid” reaction

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Radiocontrast media trigger mediator release by

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Direct mast cell degranulation

“anaphylactoid” reaction

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Penicillin trigger mediator release by

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IgE-specific antibodies

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54
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Caused by tissue deposition of circulating immune complexes with consumption of complement

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Serum sickness

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55
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Common cause of serum sickness

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Monoclonal antibodies and similar drugs

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Symptoms of serum sickness usually develop how many days after drug exposure

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6 or more days

Latent period – time needed to synthesize antibody

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An important mechanism underlying the most common drug eruptions (morbilliform eruptions)

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Delayed hypersensitivity

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Genetic determinants may predispose individuals to severe drug reactions by affecting either drug metabolism or immune responses to drugs; most commonly

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HLA haptotypes

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Drugs that can exacerbate plaque psoriasis (6)

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  1. NSAIDs
  2. Lithium
  3. Beta blockers
  4. TNF antagonists
  5. Interferon α
  6. ACE inhibitors
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60
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A drug used to treat psoriasis that May induce psoriasis (esp palmoplantar) in patients being treated for other conditions

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TNF antagonists

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Drugs that can worsen pustular psoriasis (2):

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  1. Antimalarials

2. Withdrawal of systemic glucocorticoids

62
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Follicular papular or pustular eruptions of the face and trunk resembling acne can be caused by what drug

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epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antagonists

Severity of the eruption correlates with a better anticancer effect
Typically responsive to and prevented by tetracycline antibiotics

63
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Markers of drug-induced SLE (4)

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  1. ANA
  2. Antihistone
  3. Anti-dsDNA
  4. p-ANCA
64
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Drugs that may cause pemphigus (2)

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  1. D-penicillamine

2. ACE inhibitors

65
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Drugs that may cause bullous pemphigoid (2)

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  1. Furosemide

2. PD-1 inhibitors

66
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Drugs that may cause linear IgA bullous dermatosis

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Vancomycin

67
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A condition of sclerosing skin with rare internal organ involvement caused by gadolinium contrast

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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

68
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Mechanism of photosensitivity eruption is almost always

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Phototoxicity

69
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Blistering may occur in drug-related pseudoporphyria, particularly caused by

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NSAIDs – most common

70
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Drug that may result in severe photosensitivity, accelerated photoaging, and cutaneous carcinogenesis

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Voriconazole

71
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Drug that can cause a UV-recall reaction characterized by an erythematous, slightly scaly eruption at sites of prior severe sun exposure

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Methotrexate

72
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Blue-gray pigmentation can be caused by what 2 drugs

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  1. long-term minocycline

2. amiodarone

73
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Gray-brown pigmentation can be caused by what drugs (3)

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  1. Phenothiazine
  2. Gold
  3. Bismuth
74
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Red-brown pigmentation can be caused by what drug and what do you call this condition?

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Clofazimine

Drug-induced lipofuscinosis

75
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Hyperpigmentation of the face, mucous membranes, and pretibial and subungual areas can be caused by what drug

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Antimalarials

76
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Generalized yellow discoloration can be caused by

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Quinacrine

77
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Warfarin necrosis of the skin occurs between the how many days of therapy with warfarin

78
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Common sites of warfarin necrosis of the skin (3)

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  1. Breasts
  2. Thighs
  3. Buttocks

Usually in women

79
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Drug induced hair loss that occurs during growth

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Anagen effluvium

Occurs within days of drug administration Antimetabolite or other chemotherapeutic drugs

80
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Drug induced hair loss that occurs during resting phase of growth

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Telogen effluvium

Delay is 2-4 months following initiation of new medication

81
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Drug-induced nail disorder characterized by transverse depression of the nail plate

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Beau’s line

82
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Drug-induced nail disorder characterized by detachment of the distal part of the nail plate

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Onycholysis

83
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Common drugs that cause onycholysis (5)

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  1. Tetracyclines
  2. Fluoroquinolones
  3. Retinoids
  4. NSAIDs
  5. Chemotherapeutic agents
84
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Drug-induced nail disorder characterized by detachment of the proximal part of the nail plate

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Onychomadesis

Caused by temporary arrest of nail matrix mitotic activity

85
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Common drugs that cause onychomadesis (4)

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  1. Carbamazepine
  2. Lithium
  3. Retinoids
  4. Chemotherapeutic drugs
86
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Drug-induced nail disorder characterized by inflammation of periungal skin

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Paronychia

87
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Common drugs that cause paronychia (4)

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  1. Systemic retinoids
  2. Lamivudine
  3. Indinavir
  4. Anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies
88
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Drug reaction that is marked by dysesthesia and an erythematous, edematous eruption of the palms and soles

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Acral erythema

Toxic erythema of chemotherapy

89
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Chemotherapeutic drugs that cause acral erythema (6)

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  1. Cytarabine
  2. Doxorubicin
  3. Methotrexate
  4. Hydroxyurea
  5. Fluorouracil
  6. Capecitabine
90
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Chemotherapeutic drug that cause marked hair textural changes

91
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Chemotherapeutic drug that cause follicular eruptions and focal bullous eruptions at palmoplantar, flexural sites or areas of frictional pressure

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Sorafenib

A tyrosine kinase inhibitor

92
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Most common of all drug-induced reactions

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Morbiliform eruptions

93
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More severe reaction of morbilliform eruptions is characterized by

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Nonblanching, dusky, or bright-red macules

94
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Certain medications that carry very high rates of morbilliform eruptions (2)

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  1. Nevirapine

2. Lamotrigine

95
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The 2nd most frequent type of cutaneous reaction to drugs

96
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Deep edema within dermal and subcutaneous tissues

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Angioedema

97
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Anaphylactoid reaction characterized by flushing, diffuse maculopapular eruption, and hypotension and what drug causes it?

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Red man syndrome

Vancomycin

98
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DRESS or DIHS has morbilliform eruptions that most frequently involve which part of the body

99
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Systemic manifestations of DRESS or DIHS (in descending order) (8)

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  1. Lymphadenopathy
  2. Fever
  3. Leukocytosis – eosinophilia or atypical lymphocytosis
  4. Hepatitis
  5. Nephritis
  6. Pneumonitis
  7. Myositis
  8. Gastroenteritis
100
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Drug that most frequently induces DIHS with renal involvement

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Allopurinol

101
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Drug that most frequently induces DIHS with cardiac and lung involvement

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Minocycline

102
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Drug that most frequently induces DIHS and wherein GI involvement is almost exclusively seen

103
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Medications that typically lack eosinophilia in DIHS (3)

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  1. Abacavir
  2. Dapsone
  3. Lamotrigine
104
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Cutaneous reaction in DIHS usually begins ____ after the drug is started and _____ after drug cessation

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2-8 weeks

persists

105
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Reactivation of herpes virus (HHV 6 and 7, EBV, and CMV) – frequently reported in this drug related syndrome

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DIHS or DRESS

Worse clinical prognosis if with reactivation

106
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Mortality rate of DIHS / DRESS

107
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Most fatalities of DIHS / DRESS is caused by

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liver failure

108
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Management of DIHS / DRESS (6)

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  1. Systemic glucocorticoids 1.5-2 mg/kg/d prednisone equivalent
  2. Mycophenolate mofetil
  3. Immediate withdrawal of culprit drug
  4. Cardiac evaluation (because of severe long-term complications of myocarditis)
  5. Monitor for resolution of organ dysfunction
  6. Monitor for development of late-onset autoimmune thyroiditis and diabetes (up to 6 months)
109
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Drug reaction that is characterized by blisters and mucosal/epidermal detachment resulting from full-thickness epidermal necrosis in the absence of substantial dermal inflammation, and involve <10% of TBSA

110
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Drug reaction that is characterized by blisters and mucosal/epidermal detachment resulting from full-thickness epidermal necrosis in the absence of substantial dermal inflammation, and involve 10-30% of TBSA

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SJS-TEN overlap

111
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Drug reaction that is characterized by blisters and mucosal/epidermal detachment resulting from full-thickness epidermal necrosis in the absence of substantial dermal inflammation, and involve >30% of TBSA

112
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Painful mucosal erosions and target lesions with acral distribution and limited skin detachment and is associated with HSV

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Erythema multiforme

113
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Clinical features of SJS/TEN (4)

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  1. Fever >390C
  2. Sore throat
  3. Conjunctivitis
  4. Acute onset of painful dusky, atypical, target-like lesions
114
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Factors associated with poor prognosis in SJS / TEN (4)

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  1. GI involvement
  2. Upper respiratory tract involvement
  3. Older age
  4. Greater extent of epidermal detachment
115
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Mortality rates of SJS and TEN

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10% - SJS

30% - TEN

116
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Rare reaction pattern that is secondary to medication exposure in >90% of cases characterized by diffuse erythema or erythroderma, high-spiking fevers, innumerable pinpoint pustules most pronounced in body fold areas

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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

117
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Difference between AGEP from SJS (2)

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  1. Erosions are more superficial

2. No prominent mucosal involvement

118
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Principal DDx for AGEP

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Acute pustular psoriasis

119
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Most commonly implicated in drug-induced vasculitis

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β-lactam

Almost any drug can cause vasculitis

120
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Most common drugs that cause drug-induced ANCA vasculitis (3)

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  1. PTU
  2. Methimazole
  3. Hydralazine
121
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Long-term exposure to minocycline can cause this reaction that is characterized by perivascular eosinophils on skin biopsy

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Drug-induced polyarteritis nodosa

122
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Cutaneous drug eruption that is always drug-induced

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fixed drug eruptions

123
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Most cases of drug eruptions occur during the first course of treatment with a new medication, except for

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IgE-mediated urticaria and anaphylaxis

Need presentization and develop a few minutes to a few hours after rechallenge

124
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Characteristic timing of onset following drug administration:

Morbilliform eruption
AGEP
SJS/TEN
DIHS

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Morbilliform eruption – 4-14 days
AGEP – 2-4 days
SJS/TEN – 5-28 days
DIHS – 14-48 days

125
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A key diagnostic tool for identifying the inciting drug that compile all current and past medications/supplements and the timing of administration relative to the rash

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Drug chart

126
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It is now recommended that 1st degree family members of patients with severe cutaneous reactions also should avoid causative agents. This recommendation is most relevant for what drugs (2)

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sulfonamides and antiepileptic medications

127
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Type of ADR that is IgE-mediated

128
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Type of ADR that is IgG-mediated

129
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Type of ADR that is secondary to immune complex

130
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Type of ADR that is T lymphocyte– mediated macrophage inflammation

131
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Type of ADR that is T lymphocyte– mediated eosinophil inflammation

132
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Type of ADR that is T lymphocyte– mediated cytotoxic T lymphocyte inflammation

133
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Type of ADR that is T lymphocyte– mediated neutrophil inflammation

134
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Urticaria is what type of ADR?

135
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Angioedema is what type of ADR?

136
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Anaphylaxis is what type of ADR?

137
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Drug-induced hemolysis is what type of ADR?

138
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Thrombocytopenia is what type of ADR?

139
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Vasculitis is what type of ADR?

140
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Serum sickness is what type of ADR?

141
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Drug-induced lupus is what type of ADR?

142
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Tuberculin test is what type of ADR?

143
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Contact dermatitis is what type of ADR?

144
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DIHS is what type of ADR?

145
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SJS/TEN is what type of ADR?

146
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AGEP is what type of ADR?

147
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Morbiliform eruptions is what type of ADR?

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Type IVb and IVc

148
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Most common culprit drugs for SJS/TEN? (4)

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  1. Sulfonamides
  2. Anticonvulsants
  3. Allopurinol
  4. NSAIDs
149
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Most common culprit drugs for DIHS/DRESS? (4)

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  1. Anticonvulsants
  2. Sulfonamides
  3. Allopurinol
  4. Minocycline
150
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Most common culprit drugs for AGEP? (3)

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  1. β-Lactam antibiotics
  2. Calcium channel blockers
  3. Μacrolide antibiotics
151
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Most common culprit drugs for serum sickness? (3)

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  1. Antithymocyte globulin
  2. Cephalosporins
  3. Monoclonal antibodies
152
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Most common culprit drugs for angioedema? (3)

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  1. ACE inhibitors
  2. NSAIDs
  3. Contrast dye

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