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Hair, Nails, Drug Eruptions Flashcards

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What are vellus hairs?

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Fine, short hair covering much of body surface. Replaces lanugo hairs before birth

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What are terminal hairs?

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Long, coarse hairs eg scalp & pubic area. Growth influenced by androgen levels

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What are lanugo hairs?

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Fine long hairs covering the foetus. Shed about 1 month before birth

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In hair cycle what is the growing phase called?

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Anagen phase

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In hair cycle what is the growing phase called?

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Catagen phase

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In hair cycle what is the growing phase called?

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Telogen phase

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In hair cycle what is the phase called where there is the release of a dead hair??

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Exogen phase

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What is telogen effluvium?

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A trigger (e.g. surgery or a nutritional or endocrine imbalance) causes anagen-phase hair follicles to transition prematurely to the telogen phase, resulting in a noticeable increase in shedding of scalp hairs 2-3 months later

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9
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Name an endocrine cause of generalised hair loss?

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Thyroid disease

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A dietary deficiency of what is likely to cause hair loss?

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Iron (zinc and vitamin D are also important)

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Name 5 types of non-scaring localised hair loss?

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  1. Alopecia areata
  2. Androgenetic
  3. Trichotillomania
  4. Traction alopecia
  5. Tinea capitis
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Name 4 types of scarring localised hair loss?

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  1. Burns/trauma
  2. CDLE (Cutaneous discoid lupus erythematous)
  3. Lichen planus
  4. Frontal fibrosing alopecia
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What treatments are available for alopecia areata?

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Topical/systemic steroids
PUVA
DCP (Diphencyprone)
Dithranol

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What are the investigations for tinea capitis?

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Skin scrapping
Hair pluckings
Woods lamp

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What is the treatment for tinea capitis?

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Oral anti-fungal (Griseofulvin)

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What is the investigation for CDLE (Cutaneous discoid lupus erythematosus)

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Clinical + biopsy with DIF (Direct immunofluorescence)

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What treatments can be given for CDLE?

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Potent topical steroids
Hydroxychloroquine
Photoprotection

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What investigations can be done for androgenetic hair loss (common balding)?

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Hormone levels
Iron
Zinc

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What medication can be used for androgenetic hair loss?

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Minoxidil

Anti-androgens (spirolactone)

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What is the condition which involves unwanted, male-pattern hair growth in women?

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Hirsutism

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Hirsutism is caused by an increase in which hormone?

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Androgen

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Name some causes of hirsutism?

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Familial / constitutional – may be assoc. with seborrhoea, acne, androgenetic alopecia
Adrenal hyperplasia or tumour
Ovarian – PCOS or tumour
Pituitary – hyperprolactinaemia
Iatrogenic – e.g. Danazol, Glucocorticoids

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What is hypertrichosis?

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Excessive hair growth in a non-androgenic distribution

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What is the paronychium?

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A soft tissue that surrounds both fingernails and toenails

25
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What is the eponychium?

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The thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails

26
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What is the lunula?

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The white area at the base of a fingernail

27
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What are Beau’s lines?

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Deep grooved lines that run from side to side on the fingernail or the toenail. They may look like indentations or ridges in the nail plate

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What causes Beau’s line?

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Transient arrest in nail growth, which occurs during acute stress/illness

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What is onycholysis?

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The painless detachment of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the tip and/or sides

30
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What disease is onycholysis most commonly seen in?

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Psoriasis

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What is paronychia?

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A nail disease that is an often-tender bacterial or fungal infection of the hand or foot where the nail and skin meet at the side or the base of a finger or toenail

32
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Name 2 bacterium which cause acute paronychia?

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Staph. Aureus

Strep. Pyogenes

33
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What fungal usually causes chronic paronychia?

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Candida/can be mould-related

34
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What is the cause of sublingual haematoma?

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Trauma

35
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What is Hutchinson’s sign in malignant melanoma of the nail bed?

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Spreading pigmentation

36
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What is a myxoid cyst?

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Benign swelling that occurs on the fingers or, sometimes, the toes

37
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What is the most common type of drug eruption?

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Exanthematous drug eruption

38
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Give some examples of drugs known to cause exanthematous drug eruption?

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Penicillins
Carbamazepine
Allopurinol
NSAIDs

39
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What is the 2nd most common type of drug eruption?

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Drug-induced acute urticaria

40
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Give some examples of drugs known to cause drug-induced urticaria?

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Antibiotics esp. penicillin
NSAIDs
ACE inhibitors

41
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What is erythema nodosum?

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Condition characterized by inflammation of the fat cells under the skin, resulting in tender red nodules or lumps

42
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What drugs can cause erythema nodosum?

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Sulfonamides

Oral contraceptive

43
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What infections can cause erythema nodosum?

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Strep.
TB
Leprosy

44
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What autoimmune conditions can cause erythema nodosum?

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Sarcoidosis
Ulcerative colitis
Behçet’s disease

45
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What is Steven Johnson Syndrome?

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A type of severe skin reaction with mucosal erosion and epidermal detachment on <10% of the body’s surface, it is associated with fever and flu-like symptoms

46
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What is the histology of Steven Johnson Syndrome?

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Full thickness epidermal necrolysis

47
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What drugs can cause Steven Johnson Syndrome?

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Allopurinol, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, NSAIDs

48
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In toxic epidermal necrolysis what percentage of the body is affected?

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> 30%

49
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What are the causes of erythema multiforme?

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Drugs - sulphonamides, phenytoin, penicillin
Infection - herpes simplex, mycoplasma
Idiopathic > 50%

50
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How are the lesions in erythema multiforme typically described?

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Target lesions

51
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What drugs can cause hypersensitivity (leukocytoclastic) vasculitis?

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Allopurinol
Amiodarone
NSAIDs
Thiazide
Penicillins
Sulphonamides
Hydralazine
52
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What drugs can cause exfoliative dermatitis (erythroderma)?

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Barbiturates
Gold
Quinine
Sulphonamides

53
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What drugs may cause a fixed drug eruption?

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Phenolphthalein
Antibiotics (tetracyclines)
NSAIDs
Quinine
OCP
54
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What may cause a drug-induced lichenoid eruption?

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B blockers
Captopril
Thiazides
Frusemide

55
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What may cause a drug-induced pemphigoid?

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Frusemide
Penicillamine
Penicillin
Sulphasalzine

56
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What may cause a drug-induced pemphigus?

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Penicillamine
Captopril
Penicillin
Gold

57
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What may cause drug-induced photosensitivity? (sun distribution rash)

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Quinine

Thiazide

58
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What may cause a drug-induced LE (lupus erythematous)?

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Hydralazine
Procainamide
B blockers
Phenytoin
Thiazides
59
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What may cause drug-induced hyperpigmentation?

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Chlorpromazine

Minocycline

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