Paeds Dermatology Flashcards
Mild steroid for eczema
Hydrocortisone 0.5% / 1% / 2.5%
Moderate steroid for eczema
Eumovate (clobetasone butyrate 0.05%)
Potent steroid for eczema
Betnovate (betametasone 0.1%)
Very potent steroid for eczema
Dermovate (clibetasol propionate 0.05%)
2nd line for severe eczema in children
Topical calcinuerin inhibitors (topical tacrolimus)
Most common type of psoriasis in children
Guttate
Auspitz sign
Bleeding where psoriatic plaques are scraped off
Koebner phenomenon
Development of psoriatic lesions at points of trauma
Steroid + vit d creams
Dovobet
Enstilar
2 medical emergencies associated with psoriasis
Pustular psoriasis
Eryhtrodermic psoriasis
Tx for guttate psoriasis unresponsive to topical therapy
Phototherapy with narrow band UVB light 2-3/week
Topical tx for acne
Benzoyl peroxide
Most effective COCP for acne
Co-cyprinidol (Dianette)
Macular rash starting behind ears and spreading to rest of body 3 days after fever
Measles
Presentation of guttate psoriasis
Many small raised papules on trunk and limbs triggered by step throat infection
Guttate psoriasis association
Streptococcus throat infection
Guttate psoriasis advice
Resolves spontaneously within 3-4 months
Sandpaper red rash on trunk spreading outwards, red tongue and fever
Scarlet fever (strep pyogenes)
Bacteria in Scarlet fever
Group A strep tonsillitis (strep pyogenes exotoxin)
Scarlet fever tx
Pen V for 10 days and avoid school until 24h after starting abx
Red macular rash spreading from face to rest of body with swollen lymph nodes behind the ears and back of neck
Rubella
