Eczematous and Papulosquamous Conditions

Question 1

What is the palm?

Answer 1

3% of body area

Question 2

What do chronic eczematous dermatitis present like?

Answer 2

thickened lichenified hyperpigmentation

Question 3

When do kids grow out of atopic dermatitis?

Answer 3

50% by 5yo

Question 4

What is daily maintenance of atopic dermatitis?

Answer 4

topical barrier repair cream (CeraVe, Hylatopic, EpiCeram)

Question 5

What do atopic dermatitis require weekly?

Answer 5

bleach baths (1/4 cup of bleach in half a tub of water x 15 minutes – on same day change to new towels, sheets and PJs

Question 6

What do younger kids with atopic dermatitis?

Answer 6

calcineurin inhibitors - Elidel Protopic

Question 7

Where do kids get atopic dermatitis?

Answer 7

areas where they sweat - back of knees, neck ect

Question 8

What is related to eczema that is hypopigmented patches on skin, esp face?

Answer 8

pityriasis alba

Question 9

What causes pityriasis?

Answer 9

decreased melanocytes and melanosomes in epidermis due to impaired pigment transfer from melanocytes to keratinocytes

Question 10

How do you treat pityriasis alba?

Answer 10

resolves spontaneously