Peds derm

Question 1

majority of kids outgrow atopic dermatitis by

Answer 1

their teens

Question 2

majority of kids present with atopic dermatitis

Answer 2

before age of 5

Question 3

genetic basis of atopic dermatitis

Answer 3

• Fillagrin

Question 4

50-80 % of children with atopic disease will have

Answer 4

other disease - asthma, allergies

NOT food allergy

Question 5

where do infants and toddlers present with atopic derm

Answer 5

• cheeks
• forehead
• scalp and extensors

Question 6

older children and adolescents persent with atopic derm

Answer 6

FLEXURAL areas (neck, elbow, wrists) - often lichenified

Question 7

adults present with atopic derm

Answer 7

periorbital areas and hands

Question 8

little openings or breaks in the skin in a linear pattern due to scratching are called

Answer 8

excoriations

Question 9

3 groups of people affected by molluscum

Answer 9

kids with atopy
sexually active adults
immunosuppressed individuals

Question 10

rash with target lesions associated with herpes labialis and other infections

Answer 10

erythema multiforme

Question 11

wheals are

Flares

Answer 11

edematous papules

areas of erythema

Question 12

individual urticaria lesions last

Question 13

common cause of acute urticaria

Answer 13

URTI, strep, parasitic

Question 14

SHARPLY localized edema or wheal within seconds to minutes after the skin has been rubbed

Answer 14

dermatographism

Question 15

which lesion will blanch when compressed

Answer 15

urticaria and telangectasias

Question 16

palpable purpura on a child, on dependent areas, buttocks, sock lines,

Answer 16

vasculitis - small vessel

Question 17

most common systemic vasculitis in children is

Answer 17

Henoch- Schonlein purpura - immune mediated

Question 18

50% of cases of HSP are preceded by

Answer 18

a URI

Question 19

organism most often implicated in HSP

Answer 19

strep

Question 20

classic tetrad of HSP

Answer 20

palpable purpura

• arthritis/arthralgias
• abdo pain
• renal disease

Question 21

cutaneous hemangiomas most often affect

Answer 21

the head and neck

Question 22

natural Hx of hemangiomas

Answer 22

• 50% involute by 5 yrs
  70% by 7 yrs
  90 % by 9 yrs

Question 23

new way to treat hemangiomas

Answer 23

beta blocker

Question 24

infantile hemangiomas are NOT

Answer 24

congenital