Final Exam Flashcards
Atopic Dermatits Tx
Tx includes long term use of emollients & short-term Rx for flares
Acute inflammation:
Topical steroid
(low potency for face- hydrocortisone 0.25%)
Eyelid- Topical Desonide
Antihistamines for pruritus
Chronic form of Eczema
pruritic, inflammatory skin Dz w/ wide range of severity
red, non clearing circle.
Hand & eyelid
Atopic Dermatitis
well demarcated erythematous plaque w/ silvery scale & no central clearing
Extensor Surfaces
Psoriasis
scaly, erythematous patches, papules
most common form of the skin condition
Plaque Psoriasis
Plaque Psoriasis 1st line Tx (Class)
high intensity (II) topical steroid Desonide 0.05%
Plaque Psoriasis Tx Trunk/Extrem (Class)
high potency (II) topical corticosteroid clobetasol, halobetasol, betamethasone, dipropionate
Plaque Psoriasis Tx Face (3) (class)
LOW potency topical steroid (VI-VII)
desonide 0.05%
hydrocortisone butyratem
triamcinolone 0.025%
Severe Psoriasis Systemic Tx (3)
Oral Steroids?
Systemic Tx should be supplemented w/Topical Tx
No oral steroids
- phototherapy
- Oral Rx/Traditional Agents
- methotrexate, acitretin, cyclosporin, apremilast - Select Biologic Agents- TNF inhibitors, IL inhibitors
Guttate Psoriasis Triggers & Tx
Strep infections
Tx: ABX
Psoriasis & FHx
1/3 of psoriasis pts have 1st degree relative
Most common form of Psoriasis
Plaque Psoriasis
well-demarcated/self-limiting
Hyper or hypopigmented patches (salmon/tan)
Hot climates
Exercise, sweat
chest, groin
Tinea Versicolor
Tinea Versicolor Dx test (finding)
KOH (hyphae & small,round spores)
Spaghetti & meatballs
Tinea Versicolor duration?
Lifelong
Tinea Versicolor Tx
1st line
1. Antifungal Shampoo (selenium sulfide, Ketoconazole, zinc pyrithione)
satellite macules around patches of erythema
Candida Intertrigo
Candida Intertrigo Tx
Topical Antifungal Tx
Cream: Clomitazole or Miconazole
Powder: Nystatin
Ointment: Desonide
Tinea Pedis (4)
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Cruris
Presentation
Pedis-athletes foot 1. Interdigital 2. Moccasin 3. Vesicolor 4. Ulcerative Corporis-Skin, trunk & limbs Cruris- jock itch
Tinea Pedis
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Cruris
Tx (3) in 2 forms
Terbinafine
Naftifene
Butenafine
(Cream or gel)
Erythematous patches w/overlying scale
common inflammatory rxn to
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Seborrheic Dermatitis Tx
Ketoconazole cream
Pityrias Alba Definition & Tx
Mild, often asymptomatic form of AD on the face
1st line Tx- emollients & sun protection