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Dermatology - Over Simplified Flashcards

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Herpes simplex

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cause:
Herpes simplex virus 1/2
Presentation:
Vesicles -> weeping -> yellow crusting
Treatment: Acyclovir
Complications:
Superinfection with staph, dissemination in primary infection
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Varicella zoster

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cause:
Herpes simple virus 2/chickenpox in children
Presentation;
Unilateral vesicles along dermatomes, dissemination in immune compromised
Treatment: Acyclovir
Complications: Neuralgia, superinfection

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Viral warts

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Cause:
Human papilloma virus
Presentation:
Papilomous cauliflower like lesions with moist macerated vascular surface Coalesce to form huge fungatating plaques
Treatment:
Preventative with HPV vaccine
Imiquimod - immune modulator that causes wart regression
Complications:
Cervical, facial, vaginal, anal cancers
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Molluscum contagiosum

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Cause: Pox virus
Presentation: Umbilicated pappules with dimpled center
Treatment:
Destructive methods, iodine
Complications: Superinfection
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Lichen planus

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Cause:
T lymphocytes produce cytokines (ICAM-1) in the dermo-epidermal junction causing keratinocytes apoptosis
Drugs (beta blockers, quinine, captopril), hepatitis
Presentation:
Planar (flat-topped), purple, polygonal, pruritic papules and plaques on extremities
Treatment:
Stop drugs or any cause
Topical steroids (clobetasol), retinoids
Antihistamines → for itch
Systemic prednison + UVA/B → 1-3 months

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Dermatopyte infection

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Cause:
Trichophyton, microsporum, epidermophyton
Presentation:
Foot- soggy interdigital plaques, diffuse dry scaling on soles, reoccurring vessication Nails- yellow, crumbly nails, spereation of nail from bed, thickening of nail,
Groin- sharp, well demarcated plaques with peripheral scaling
Trunk/limbs- plaques with scaling and erythema
Scalp inflammation, bald spots with scaling
Treatment:
Clotrimazole, fluconazole, intraconazole, griseofusin
Complications:
Permanent scaring alopecia

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Onychomycosis

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Thickening of nail that leads to nail bed separation seen in fungal nail infections such as tineapedis

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Candida

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Cause:
Candida albicans
Presentation:
Oral thrush usually in immune compromised, nail bed infection
Treatment:
Topical or systemic imidazoles, fluconazole, amphotericin

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Pityriasis versicolor

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Cause:
Commensal yeast (pityrosporium orbiculare)
Presentation:
Flaky discoloured patches on chest and back
Treatment:
Imidazoles, fluconazole

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Erysipelas

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Cause:
Streptococcus pyogenous infection of dermis/hypodermis
Presentation:
Flu like symptoms, well defined advancing edges of redness, blistering of skin
Treatment:
Penicillins, anti staph penicillins
Complications: Sepsis

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Staph skin infection

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Cause: Staphylococcus aureus
Impetigo- bulbous with well demarcated borders
Furcolosis- infection of hair follicles, red tender nodules with puss Carbuncle- swollen, painful, pussing hair follicles
Scaled skin syndrome/toxic shock syndrome
Treatment:
Penicillin to vancomycin to 4th gen cefalosporins

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Scabies

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Cause: Mites
Presentation:
Itch, fissure on skin with eggs
Treatment: Permethrin

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Atopic dermatitis

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Cause:
IgE response to certain stimuli
Presentation:
Itch, leathery dry skin that started with vesicles and weeping, on flexor surfaces
Treatment:
Emollients, topical steroids
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Contact eczema

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Cause:
Delayed type 4 hypersensitivity due to contact with known stimulus, ie. Poison ivy
Presentation:
Erythema, vesicles, weeping at the sight of contact with allergen
Treatment:
Stay away from allergen
Topical corticosteroids fo temporary relief

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Seborrhoeic eczema

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Cause:
Body overreaction to yeast that lives on skin, stress, cold dry weather, immune system response
Presentation:
Dry scales around nose, scalp, or trunk. Dandruff
Treatment:
Shampoo with ketoconazole, hydrocortisone, topical corticosteroids/calcineurin inhibitors tacrolimus

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Angioedema

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Cause:
Diffuse swelling due to edema in subcutaneous tissue
Presentation:
Abrupt and short-lived swelling of the skin and mucous membranes. All parts of the body may be affected but swelling most often occurs around the eyes and lips
Treatment:
antihistamines, oral corticosteroids (prednisone), immunosuppressants (ciclosporin)

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Types of urticaria

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Cause:
Mast cell degranulation due to interaction with potential stimuli
Presentation:
red itchy Wheel lasting less than 24h
Types:
Physical (cold, solar, heat, cholinergic, dermatographism, delayed pressure) Hypersensitivity
Autoimmune
Parmalogical
Contact
Treatment: Antihistamines,
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Stevens Johnson syndrome and Toxic epidermal necrolysis

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Difference:
1-10% of body covered is SJS, >30% is TEN
Cause:
Drugs (sulfonemides, antiepileptics, allopurinol)
Presentation:
Prodromal period with fever/ malaise
Painful macular exanthem (skin is red, painful, detaches in sheets) Nikolski sign positive
Treatment:
Identify and stop cause
Symptomatic management (topical steroids, emollients)

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Erythema Nodosum

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Cause:
Inflammation of subcutaneous fat due to a type 4 hypersensitivity in response to an infection
Presentation::
Tender red nodules on the legs and forearms
Treatment:
Identify and eliminate cause Symptomatic treatment, NSAIDs, potassium iodide

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Leucocytoclastic vasculitis

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Cause:
Damage to small vessels due to lodged immune complexes
Presentation:
Painful palpable purapura pappules with centers of necrosis
Treatment:
Identify and remove cause
Antihistamines
Colchine/ dapsone
Systemic steroids if there is other organ involvement

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Polyarteritis nodosa

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Cause:
Certain drugs, B cell lymphoma, immunotherapy, hep B/C cause necrotizing vasculitis of medium sized vessels
Presentation:
Tender subcutaneous nodules along lines of arteries
Ulceration or stealth patches of necrosis or purpura on nodules
treatment:
Systemic steroids/cyclophosphamide
Low dose systemic steroids if purely cutaneous

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Wegeners granulomatosis

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Cause:
Unknown cause of vasculitis
Presentation:
Symmetrical ulcers or papules on extremities Antineutrophil antibodies (C-ANCA w/ anti-PR3)
Treatment:
Cyclophosphamide w/ systemic steroids
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Erythema multiforme

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Cause:
Infection (HSV) or drugs
Presentation:
Annular non scaling plaques on acral sites Lesions may overlap to cause target lesions (iris looking)
Treatment:
Find and remove cause
Symptomatic treatment with antihistamines, topical steroids if mucous membranes involved
Systemic steroids in severe cases
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Pityriasis rosea

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Cause:
Reactivation of HSV 7 or HSV 8
Presentation:
Herald plaque on lower back Round red/pink scaly plaques
Treatment: Self limiting, symptomatic treatment, Most cases resolve within days to weeks.

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Pityriasis rubra

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Cause:
Epidermal hyperproliferation
Presentation:
Erythema and scaling on face and scalp spreading to limbs and trunk Red/orange plaques join
Perifolicular papules and follicular plugs
Treatment:
Emollients, keratolytics, systemic retinoids, TNF alpha inhibitors

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Pemphigoid

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Cause:
Autoimmune with IgG to hemidesmosomes bp180 and bp230
Presentation:
Itchy blistering disease
Smooth itchy red plaques that evolve into tense vesicles or bullae
Treatment:
Mild can be controlled with potent topical steroids Predisone
Azathioprine, methotrexate, dapsone if not responding

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Pemphigus

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Cause:
IgG to antigens within the epidermis ie. Desmoglandin 1/3
Presentation:
Flaccid blisters that easily rupture leaving erosions
Treatment:
Predisone
Azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, mycophenylate mofetil

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Dermatitis herpetiformis

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Cause:
Granular deposits of IgA and C3 in the tips of dermal papillae and in basement membrane Closely associated with celiac disease
Presentation:
Very itchy grouped vesicles on elbows, knees, buttocks, and shoulders
Treatment:
Gluten free diet Dapsone or sulfapyridine

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Linear acquired IgA bulbous disease

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Cause:
IgA deposits in basement membrane Autoantibodies directed towards bp180
Presentation:
Blisters on urticarial plaques on extensor surfaces String of pearls in some affected children
Treatment: Dapsone

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Acquired epidermolysis bullosa

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Cause:
Autoantibodies to type 7 collagen in the dermis
Presentation:
Blisters in response to trauma on normal skin Milia on healing skin

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Epidermolysis bullosa

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Cause:
Genetic mutations
Presentation:
Blisters on skin after minimal trauma but each type on a different layer of skin
Types - layer- mutation:
Simplex- intraepidermal- keratin 5/14
Junctional- lamina lucida- hemidesmasome anchoring filament Dystrophic- below lamina densa- type 7 collagen
Acquired- dermal side of lamina densa
Treatment:
Avoidance of skin trauma Symptomatic treatment

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Acrosclerodermia - Limited scleroderma

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Cause:
Autoimmune condition
Presentation:
Usually only on extremities and face
Raynaud’s phenomenon -> immobile, hard, shiny fingers -> abnormal calcium deposits over pressure points -> telangiectasia on fingers and flat mat like on face
Treatment: Symptomatic Immunosuppressants Physical therapy

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Systemic sclerosis - systemic scleroderma

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Cause:
Autoimmune
Anti DNA topo -1 antibodies
Presentation:
Raynaud’s phenomenon concurrent with skin changes and sclerodactyly sclerosis on face, scalp, trunk
Beak like nose
Wrinkles around the mouth
Loss of hair follicles
Treatment: Symptomatic Immunosuppressants Physical therapy
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Lichen sclerosus

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Cause:
Autoimmune
Antibodies to extracellular matrix 1
Presentation:
Non indurated white shiny macules with plugging in follicles Ivory colored lesions around vulva and anus in women Adhesions between foreskin and glandus of penis in men
Treatment:
Topical corticosteroids
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Mixed connective tissue disease

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Cause:
Overlap of SLE and scleroderma or dermatomyositis
Presentation:
Swollen hands and sclerodactyly Alopecia
Treatment:
Treatment based on what organs involved
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Dermatomyositis

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Cause: Autoimmune
Presentation:
Discoloration around eyes
Malar erythema and edema
Lilac scaly papules over knuckles (Gottrons papules) Weakness of muscles
Treatment:
Systemic steroids Immunosuppressants
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Pyoderma gangreosum

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Cause:
IBD - Inflammatory bowel disease
Conditions that cause polyarthritis Hematological malignancies
Presentation:
Inflamed nodule or pustule break to form central growing ulcer Bluish edge
May have pustular or bulbar lesions
Treatment:
Systemic or topical steroids Cyclosporine
Anti TNF- alpha agents

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Acne Vulgaris

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Cause:
(1) follicular epidermal hyperproliferation with subsequent plugging of the follicle
(2) excess sebum production
(3) the presence and activity of Propionibacterium acnes)
(4) inflammation
Presentation:
Blockage and/or inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous gland
Noninflammatory
Open or closed comedones and by inflammatory papules, pustules, and nodules
Treatment:
Erythromycin, topical dapsone
Retinoidlike agents - adapalene
Antibiotics doxycycline
Estrogen/progestin combination oral contraceptive pills

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Acne rosacea

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Cause:
Genetic, Blood vessels damage by sunlight, Bacteria (H. pylori)
Presentation:
Redness on your cheeks, nose, chin, and forehead
Blood vessels might show through your skin, which can thicken and swell up
Treatment:
Mirvaso - Tighten blood vessels
Azelaic acid
Metronidazole (Flagyl) and doxycycline - Antibacterial
Ivermectin

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Sunburn

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Cause:
Sun stimulates release of pro inflammatory cytokines and enzymes -> increase in nitric oxide -> dermal vasodilation and redness
Presentation:
Skin turns red and hurts. Severe burn, you can develop swelling and sunburn blisters
Treatment:
Menthol gell, NSAIDs (ibuprofen), Hydration, vitamin D

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Melasma (chloasma)

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Cause:
Hormonal changes - “mask of pregnancy”, oral contraception - usually hispanic women
Presentation:
Hyperpigmented plaques on the face
Treatment: hydroquinone topically, sunscreen

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Porphyria cutanea tarda

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Cause:
Genetic predisposition. Appears in alcoholics (men), estrogen treatment (women), hep C, iron overload
Presentation:
Blisters, erosions one sun-exposed areas (face, hands Leads to scars, hair loss
Treatment:
Avoidance of cause (alcohol, estrogen, iron)

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Ichthyosis vulgaris

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Cause:
Mutation in filaggrin gene —> defective desquamation
Presentation:
Dry, scaly skin, especially on the extensor surfaces and trunk.
Associated with atopic dermatitis
Treatment: Emollients, Take baths in salt water, Remove dead skin with a product that contains salicylic acid

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Keratosis pilaris

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Cause:
Genetic predisposition
Presentation:
Follicular plugs with perifolicular erythema on extremities
Treatment:
Keratolytics (salycilic acid, uric acid), emollients

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Acanthosis nigricans

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Cause:
Epidermal hyperplasia
Associated with insulin resistance/visceral malignancies (gastric cancer)
Presentation:
Velvety, hyperpigmented plaques on the axilla and posterior neck
No treatment: Management
Weight management (reduce insulin), stop birth control pills

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Keratoderma of palms and soles

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Cause:
Metabolic diseases, potentially cancers (esophageal). Symptoms of other derm diseases (pytiriasis rubra pilaris, lichen planus)
Presentation:
Thickening of the skin of palms and soles
Types:
Punctuate, diffuse, striate
Treatment: Emollients, keratolytic agents, topical retinoids, topical vitamin D, oral retinoids

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Darier’s disease (keratosis follicularis)

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Cause:
Genetic - high concentration of calcium in the Endoplasmic reticulum
Presentation:
Small pink/brown papules on trunk and behind ears, wart-like lesions on the backs of the hands, pits on palms and soles, nail dystrophy
Treatment:
Laser excision, topical keratolytics, prevention of infections

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Hailey-Hailey disease

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Cause:
Genetic - suprabasal acantholysis
Presentation:
Flaccid vesicles, erosions that form plaques at the sites of skin friction
Treatment:
Topical steroids, antibiotics

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