Dermatology Buzzwords

Question 1

Stuck on appearance?

Answer 1

Basal cell papilloma(seborrhoeic keratosis)

Question 2

Picket fence border?

Answer 2

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 3

Dermatitis herpetiformis?

Answer 3

Coeliac disease

Question 4

Erythema nodosum?

Answer 4

Commonly sarcoidosis, also UC and TB

Question 5

Erythematous bullseye lesion (erythema migrans)?

Answer 5

Lyme disease

Question 6

Ash leaf spots/Shagreen patches?

Answer 6

Tuberous sclerosis

Question 7

Honey coloured crust?

Answer 7

Impetigo (caused by staph or group A haemolytic strep)

Question 8

Cafe au lait spots?

Answer 8

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 & 2

Question 9

Silver scales, extensor surfaces?

Answer 9

Psoriasis

Question 10

Cauliflower appearance?

Answer 10

Plantar warts

Question 11

Kaposi’s sarcoma?

Answer 11

HIV

Immunosuppressed (transplant)

Question 12

Intense erythema on cheeks (and proximal limbs) of child?

Answer 12

Slapped cheek (caused by erythrovirus) Parovirus B19

Question 13

Small, umbilicated, translucent papules that look fluid filled but are not solid?

Answer 13

Molluscum contagiosum

Question 14

Flaccid blisters that can be burst easily to form erythematous erosions?

Answer 14

Pemphigus vulgaris

Question 15

Large tense bullae that are itchy and cannot be burst?

Answer 15

Bullous pemphigoid