Dermatology Buzzwords

Question 1

Stuck on appearance

Answer 1

Basal Cell Papilloma (Seborhaeic keratoses)

Question 2

Picket fence pearly border

Answer 2

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 3

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Answer 3

Coeliac disease

Question 4

Erythema nodosum

Answer 4

Commonly sarcoidosis but also IBD and TB

Question 5

“erythematous bullseye lesion” (erythema migrant) -

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 group A haemolytic strep or staph)

Question 8

Cafe au lait rash/spots

Answer 8

neurofibromatosis

Question 9

Silver scales on extensor surfaces

Answer 9

Psoriasis

Question 10

Cauliflower appearance

Answer 10

Plantar warts

Question 11

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Answer 11

HIV/immunosuppressed patient (from transplant)

Question 12

Intense erythema on cheeks and proximal limbs of a child

Answer 12

slapped cheek (caused by [erythrovirus] Paravirus B19)

Question 13

Small umbilicate, translucent papule that look fluid filled but are solid -

Answer 13

Molluscum contagiosum

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Pemphigus vulgaris