Keratitis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the name of the keratitis that Papa has on the back of his hands?
A
Acinitic/solar keratitis
2
Q
How would you describe the patches that appear with acintic keratitis?
A
Scaly small patches that appear on sun exposed areas e.g. back of hands and face
3
Q
How is actinic keratitis managed?
What advice should be given alongside?
A
With 5-fluoroacil cream
Will get worse for 4 weeks but then should resolve/get much better
4
Q
What is seborrheic keratitis?
A
Common sign of skin ageing (90% of >60y/o)
V.varied appearance but appears like harmless spot
5
Q
What presents as a sort of barnacle, stuck on appearance?
A
Seborrheic keratitis
6
Q
What must be in your D.D with seborrheic keratitis?
A
Skin cancer
