Skin and Systemic Diseases

Question 1

Liver Disease presentation on skin

Answer 1

Jaundice, Palamr erythema, purpura, spider angiomas, itch (Pruritus)

Question 2

Kidney Disease presentation on skin

Answer 2

Itch, Calcinosis, perforating disorders, Half and Half nails

Question 3

Calciphylaxin

Answer 3

Seen in dialysis patients. When calcium accumulates in fat and skin tissues causing blood clot, ulcers and maybe even death.

Question 4

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Answer 4

Seen in Coeliacs

Question 5

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Answer 5

Seen in those with haematological malignancy, IBD and rheumatoid

Question 6

Zinc deficiency

Answer 6

Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

Question 7

Nicotinic acid deficiency

Answer 7

Pellagra: vitamin B3 deficiency, marked by dementia, diarrhea, and dermatitis

Question 8

Xanthalsmas

Answer 8

Lipid deposition

Question 9

Acanthosis nigracans
Necrobiosis lipodica
Thrush

Answer 9

Seen in diabetics

Question 10

Erythema nodosum

Answer 10

fat inflammation, bruise-like common in young women and seen in lower legs. Suggest pregnancy, sarcoidosis, IBD or infection

Question 11

Connective tissue diseases

Answer 11

Lupus
Systemic Sclerosis
Dermatomyositis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 12

Lupus Erthematosus

Answer 12

Autoantibodies drive inflammation in the skin

Question 13

Different types of Lupus

Answer 13

Discoid (DLE)
Sub-acute cutaneous (SACLE)
Systemic (SLE)

Question 14

Morphea

Answer 14

Painless, discolored patches on your skin. Seen as ivory white sclerotc plaques with inflamed edges.

Question 15

Paraneoplastic syndromes

Answer 15

Acanthosis nigracans
Sweets syndrome
Erythema gyratum repens