Psoriasis Flashcards
1
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A. What’s the most common type of psoriasis?
A
Plaque psoriasis 80%
2
Q
A. In arthropathy psoriasis, which symptoms usually appear first, skin or joints?
A
Skin in 70%
3
Q
A. What’s Koebner phenomenon?
A
It’s the outbreak of skin following a minor trauma in psoriatic ptn ( psoriatic feature )
4
Q
Q. Psoralen & Ultraviolet light ( PUVA ) treatment is ass. with what type of cancers?
A
Sq. Cell carcinoma & possibly melanoma
5
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A. For ptn who is planning to treat psoriasis with infleximab, what test must be done before starting treatment?
A
Tuberculin test +/- chest X-ray ( because infleximab is known by reactivating TB