Other Conditions

Question 1

How is vitiligo managed?

Answer 1

Topical corticosteroids

Question 2

What is a keloid scar?

Are lighter or darker pigmented skin more likely to get this complication?

Answer 2

Abnormal proliferation of scar tissue which grows beyond the original boundaries

Darker

Question 3

What makes a keloid scar different from a hypertrophic scar?

Answer 3

keloid scars grow beyond boundaries of the original wound

Question 4

What skin condition can have keloid/hypertrophic scarring?

Answer 4

Acne + burns

can also occur after wounds from surgery etc. (in particular if they get infected)

Question 5

What is the name of the cytokine associated with MRSA?

Answer 5

Panton Valentine leukocidin

Question 6

How is dermatitis herpatiformis diagnosed?

Answer 6

Diagnostic biopsy with inmunofluroscence

Question 7

How is scabies managed?

Answer 7

Permethrin cream from neck downward for 8-14hrs

Question 8

What is the name for the painful ulcerating disease which presents on the shins, typically in people with underlying health conditions?

How is it managed?

Answer 8

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Topical steroids/calcinueurin inhibitors
If severe -> systemic immunosuppressants