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Dermatology Flashcards

1
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what is vitiligo associated with

A

autoimmune hypothyroidism

pernicious anaemia

alopecia areata

addisons

Type 1/ 2 polyendocrine syndromes

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2
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endocrine causes of itch

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hypo/hyperthyroid

DM

diabetes insipidus

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3
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drugs that cause itch?

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opiates

gold

alcohol

hepatotoxics

OCP

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4
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drugs commonly causing urticaria?

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aspirin

penicillin

NSAIDs

opiates

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5
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endocrine causes of hyperpigmentation?

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Addison’s disease

Cushing’s syndrome

Acromegaly

Nelson’s syndrome

pregnancy

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6
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metabolic causes of hyperpigmentation?

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Types of alopecia?

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scarring - destruction of hair follicle

non-scarring - preservation of hair follicle

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8
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causes of scarring alopecia?

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trauma, burns

radiotherapy

lichen planus

discoid lupus

tinea capitis*

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9
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causes of non scarring alopecia?

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male pattern baldness

drugs: cytotoxics, carbimazole, OCP, heparin, colchicine

iron/ zinc deficiency

alopecia areata (Autoimmune)

telogen effluvium (15% -> 70& of scalp hairs in resting state, secondary to shock)

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10
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management of alopecia areata?

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usually nothing - spontaneous recovery

can consider

in limited patchy hair loss:

  • intralesional corticosteroid

in extensive patchy hair loss:

  • contact immunotherapy
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GI causes of clubbing?

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ulcerative colitis/ crohns

liver cirrhosis

primary biliary cirrhosis

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12
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Causes of onycholysis?

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idiopathic

trauma

infection: fungal

psoriasis/ dermatitis

impaired peripheral circulation e.g. Raynauds

Systemic disease: hyper/ hypothyroidism

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Causes of erythema multiforme?

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viruses: herpes simplex, orf

idiopathic

bacteria: mycoplasma, strep
drugs: penicillin, sulphonamides, OCP, carbamazepine

SLE

Sarcoid

malignancy

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14
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Ix for venous ulceration?

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ABPI

  • impt to assess for poor arterial flow which could impair healing
  • <0.9 indicates arterial disease
  • >1.3 may also indicate arterial disease secondary to arterial calcification e.g. diabetics
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15
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management of venous ulcers?

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four layer compression bandaging

  • oral pentoxifylline (peripheral vasodilator) may improve healing rate
  • small evidence base supporting flavinoids
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16
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what drugs may exacerbate psoriasis?

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beta blockers

lithium

antimalarials (chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine)

NSAIDs and ACE inhibitors

infliximab

17
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Management of tinea capitis?

A

oral griseofulvin for 2 - 3 months

or ketoconazole for resistant cases

18
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management of pityriasis versicolor?

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topical antifungal e.g. terbinafine/ selenium sulphide

if extensive/ failure to respond to topical treatment then consider oral itraconazole

19
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what diameter is suggestive of melanoma?

20
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what is the single most important factor determining prognosis of patients with malignant melanoma?

A

Breslow depth

<1mm: 95-100% 5- yr survival

1-2mm: 80-96%

2.1-4: 60-75

>4mm: 50%

21
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Causes of Nikolsky’s sign?

A

pemphigus vulgaris

porphyria cutanea tarda

drug reactions esp pseudoporphyria

22
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Management of genital warts if multiple, non-keratinised?

A

topical podophyllum

23
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management of solitary ketanised genital wart?

A

cryotherapy

24
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associated conditions with seborrheic dermatitis?

A

otitis externa

blepharitis

*seborrhoeic dermatitis is more common in pts with Parkinson’s disease/ HIV

25
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what organism is implicated in seborrheoic dermatitis?

A

Malasezzia furfur

26
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management of scalp seborrheoic dermatitis?

A

OTC preparations containing zinc pyrithione (head and shoulders) and Tar (Neutrogena T/ Gel)

2nd line: ketoconazole

27
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management of face/ body seborrheoic dermatitis?

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topical antifungal e.g. ketoconazole

topical steroids for short periods

difficult to treat- recurrences are common

28
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what may erythema ab igne predispose to?

A

if cause is not treated, may develop Squamous skin cancer

  • caused by overexposure to infrared radiotherapy
29
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how to diagnose leprosy?

A

skin biopsy: showing mycobacterium leprae

30
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what toxin is Staph aureus most likely to be producing in recurrent Staph aureus skin infections?

A

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) producing S aureus

31
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management of peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum?

A

tacrolimus

32
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antibodies that you might see in paraneoplastic pemphigus?

A

anti-envoplakin/ periplakin / desmoplakin

anti bullous pemphigoid antigen I/ alpha2- macroglobulin like 1

anti- desmoglein 3/1

33
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Sezary syndrome?

A

assoc w Cutaneous T cell lymphoma

34
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Lipodermatosclerosis affects which structure of the skin?

A

hypodermis

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