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Question 1

Treatment of candida thrush?

Answer 1

Clotrimazole cream 1% BD for. 2 weeks

Question 2

Organism responsible for erythasma?
Diagnosis?
Treatment?

Answer 2

1. Corynebacterium
2. Flexural rash, coral pink under wood lamp
3. Fucudin. (Fusidate sodium) 2% ointment BD 2 weeks

Question 3

Preferred tar for psoriasis?

Answer 3

LPC
Can also add salicylic acid
Max 10% and 10%

Question 4

Paget’s disease presentation?

Answer 4

Bone pain, worse at night
Raised ALP
Xray abnormalities
Bowing of tibia
Headache
Deafness

Question 5

Treatment of Paget’s disease

Answer 5

Zoledronic acid 5mg IV - mostly lifelong remission after 1 dose

Question 6

Pigmentation in legs associated with Graves’ disease?

Answer 6

Pretibial myxodema

Question 7

Pain, warmth and erythema on soles / palms?

Answer 7

Erythromelalgia

Question 8

Elderly patient bilateral itchy legs worse in winter and associated with some “crazy paving”

Answer 8

Asteatotic eczema (winter itch)

Question 9

Leg wound associated with crohns disease

Treatment?

Answer 9

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Oral pred

Question 10

Treatment of keratosis pilaris?

Answer 10

Urea 10% bd

Question 11

Herpetic whitlow treatment?

Answer 11

Oral antivirals
Valaciclovir 1g Bd for 7 days

Or aciclovir in children

Question 12

Dermatitis herpetiformis associated with what condition?

Answer 12

Coeliac disease

Question 13

Cyst at base of nail plate?

Answer 13

Digital myxoid cyst

Question 14

Which gene mutations hemochromatosis?

Answer 14

HFE gene

- C282Y homozygotes most common actual disease

Question 15

Manifestations of hemochromatosis?

Answer 15

Skin pigmentation (bronzing)
Liver failure
Diabetes
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Testicular atrophy

Question 16

Blue dot sign in scrotum?

Answer 16

Torsion of appendix testis

Question 17

Seborrhoea can dermatitis treatment infants?

Answer 17

Salicylic acid (scalp, + others) 2-6%
Combo hydrocortisone + clotrimazole