Rapid Review Flashcards
“stuck on” appearance
Seborrheic keratosis
Red plaques with silvery-white scales and sharp margins
Psoriasis
Most common type of skin cancer; the lesion is a pearly-colored papule with a translucent surface and telangiectasias
BCC
Honey-crusted lesions
Impetigo
A febrile patient with a history of diabetes presents with a red, swollen, painful lower extremity
Cellulitis
Positive Nikolsky’s sign
Pemphigus vulgaris
Negative Nikolsky’s sign
Bullous pemphigoid
55 year old obese patient presents with dirty, velvety patches on back of neck
Acanthosis nigricans. Check fasting blood glucose to rule out diabetes
Dermatomal distribution
Varicella zoster
Flat-topped papules
Lichen planus
Iris-like target lesions
Erythema multiforme
A lesion characteristically occurring in a linear pattern in areas where skin comes into contact with clothing or jewelry
Contact dermatitis
Presents with a herald patch, christmas-tree pattern
Pityriasis rosea
Pinkish, scaling, flat lesions on the chest and back; KOH prep has a spaghetti and meatballs appearance
Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor
4 characteristics of a nevus suggestive of melanoma
Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color variation
large Diameter