Skin Conditions Flashcards
SLE
Chilblains
Cutaneous lupus erythematous
Skin only
No organ involvement
Scarring
Neonatal lupus
Ro positive
Test ECG risk of heart block
Dermatomyositis
Muscle involvement Ragged cuticles Gottron's papules Heliotropes rash Shawl sign
Vasculitis
IgA vasculitis
Small - purpura
Medium - digital necrosis, retiform purpura
May present as anything
Sarcoidosis - lungs involvement
Syphilis
Drug reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
Fever, lymphadenopathy, internal organ involvement
Liver commonly affected
Treat with drug withdrawal and corticosteroids
Graft versus Host disease
Face, acral, diarrhoea all indicate GvH over DRESS
Itch without rash
Pruritus
Spongy gingivae
Scurvy
Corkscrew hair
Scurvy
Zinc deficiency
Dermatitis, diarrhoea, depression
Perioral, acral
Vitamin B3 deficiency
Photo distributed
Dermatitis, diarrhoea, depression
Casal’s necklace
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Flu like
Skin falling off like wet wallpaper
Usually drug related
SJS less than 10%
SJS/towxic epidermal necrolysis 10-30%
Toxic epidermal necrolysis more than 30%
Erythroderma
More than 70% of body