Pham-Derm Dzs Flashcards
Class 1 steroid cream
Clobetasol proprionate 0.5%
Which class is medium potency steroid cream?
Class 4
Which is the lowest potency steroid cream class?
Class 7
Only steroid cream available OTC
Hydrocortisone 1% or less
Class 2 steroid cream AKA “Lidex”
Fluocinonide 0.05%
This cream is Class 4, 5, and 6
Triamcinolone 0.1%
*TMC 0.1%
Class 6 steroid cream
Desonide 0.05%
medication not working well because of long use
Tachyphylaxis
Chronic relapsing disorder, can start in infancy. Most outgrow. Hallmark is pruritis. Pruritis before rash. Areas are face, extensor surfaces, face, neck, flexural areas. May develop asthma later. Filaggrin mutation allows infx
Atopic dermatitis
Crusts on excoriations
Atopic dermatitis
Tx for atopic dermatitis flare-ups
Corticosteroid creams
Tx for atopic dermatitis maintenance
Calcineurin inhibitors
- Tacrolimus ointment
- Pimecrolimus cream
What does nummular mean?
Coin like
Atopy means?
Allergic reaction
Why do you wait 96 hrs for the contact dermatitis patch test?
It is a Type 4 Hypersensitivity test
Well-demarcated “coin-shaped” scaly patches & plaques
Nummular eczema
Elongated rete ridges
Psoriasis
Secondary location for psoriasis
Joints - Arthritic psoriasis
Smooth depressions in nails due to loss of parakeratotic cells of the nail plate
Nail pitting
*Psoriasis
Serous fluid accumulation beneath the nail bed
Oil spots
*psoriasis
Don’t give pts systemic steroids for
psoriasis
*causes rebound rash
First patch of pityriasis rosea
Herald patch
- Christmas tree pattern
- Follow lines of cleavage on trunk and neck
- Collarette scale
Pityriasis Rosea
Caused by HHV 6 & 7
Pityriasis Rosea