Skin and Hand Flashcards
What are scaly, thick, greasy lesions with scattered keratin plugs?
Sebberoic keratosis
What colour/ description is typical of spitz nevi?
pink/ red - seen on the face/ legs
What is the most important factor after resection of a BCC in regards to prognosis?
How completely they are excised
What is a common precipitating factor to pyogenic granuloma?
Trauma
Which cyst is lined with hair/ squamous epithelium?
dermoid cysts
Where are desmoid cysts found?
They are in ligaments/ tendons - managed like a sarcoma
What is the treatment for an infected sebaceous cyst?
incision and drainage and complete removal of the cyst wall followed by packing of the cavity
How is a keratocanthoma described?
red and dome shaped, have a rapid growth phase and they will have a keratin core - they eventually will slough off and scar
How should a tissue sample be taken from a concerning looking ulcer?
punch biopsy
Where do dermatofibroma occur?
at sites of previous trauma
What is the management of sebbhoreic warts:?
shave biopsy and cautery
What skin disease is seen with celiac disease?
dermatitis herpetiformis
What is osiers node?
Tender purplish lesion seen in RA - immune complex depositions
What is heberdens node?
nodal swelling of distal joint with deviation of the finger tip
What is bouchards node?
seen in OA a growth of the proximal interphalangeal joint