Lecture 20-Dermatology

Question 1

Structure of taking a dermatology history

Answer 1

• symptoms
• exacerbating and relieving factors
• past medical history
• personal and family skin disease
• drug history including timeline and non prescribed treatments
• social, occupations and travel negative /positive sexual history
• psychosocial impacts of skin disease

Question 2

Performing as examination

Answer 2

• adequate exposure and good lighting
• include hair/scalp, mucous membranes and nails
• comment on morphology : how individual lesion looks and distribution / sites involved
• examine other systems if appropriate
• palpate

Question 3

Signs of inflammation

Answer 3

• Rubor (redness)
• Calor(heat)
• Tumour(swelling)
• Dolor(pain) symptom
• Functio laesa (loss of function)
• Pruritus(itching)

Question 4

What is eczema?

Answer 4

Also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition that makes the skin red, dry, itchy and cracked

Question 5

How is eczema caused?

Answer 5

• develops in connection with other conditions such as asthma and seasonal /food allergies
• triggered by soap, detergents or stress

Question 6

The psychosocial impact of having eczema

Answer 6

• children with allergic eczema have a worse quality if life than children with asthma, diabetes or epilepsy
• children with allergic eczema may also miss days of school, skip activities and feel social isolation