Dermatology Buzzwords

Question 1

What lesion has a “Stuck-on” Appearance?

Answer 1

Basal cell papilloma (Seborrheic keratosis)

Question 2

What lesion has a picket fence appearance with a pearly border?

Answer 2

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 3

What does Dermatitis Herpetiformis indicate?

Answer 3

Coeliac disease

Question 4

What does Erythema nodosum indicate?

Answer 4

Commonly sarcoidosis, could be UC or TB

Question 5

What does a erythematous bullseye lesion (erythema migrans) indicate?

Answer 5

Lyme disease

Question 6

What do Ash Leaf spots/Shagreen patches?

Answer 6

Tuberous Sclerosis

Question 7

What lesion has a honey coloured crust?

Answer 7

Impetigo

Question 8

What condition is associated with Cafe au lait spots?

Answer 8

Neurofibromatoss type 1 or 2

Question 9

What condition is characterised by silver scales on extensor surfaces?

Answer 9

Psoriasis

Question 10

What lesion have a cauliflower appearance?

Answer 10

Plantar warts

Question 11

What does conditions is intense erythema on the cheeks of a child associated with?

Answer 11

Slapped cheek

Question 12

What conditions causes small, umbilicate, translucent papules that look fluid-filed but are solid?

Answer 12

Molluscum contagiosum

Question 13

What conditions are characterised by Flaccid blisters that can be burst easily to form erythematous erosions?

Answer 13

Pempigus Vulgaris

Question 14

What condition is associated with Large tense bull that are itchy & cannot be burst?

Answer 14

Bulous Pemphigold

Question 15

What condition is associated with a heliotrope rash & clay knuckles?

Answer 15

Dermatomyositis

Question 16

What is Fish scale skin caused by?

Answer 16

Ichthyosis

Question 17

What condition causes velvety thickened lesions in the axilla?

Answer 17

Acanthosis nigricans

Question 18

What causes a target lesion?

Answer 18

Erthema multiforme

Question 19

What are the layers of the skin?

Answer 19

Keratin Layer, Granular layer, Prickle Cell layer, Basal cel layer, dermis.