Skin Diseases

Question 1

Disease that usually appears brown-black growth on the face, chest and shoulders

Answer 1

Seborrheic keartosis

Question 2

Other name for seborrheic keratosis

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Senile wart

Question 3

Causative agent for senile wart

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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Question 4

Also known as common wart

Answer 4

HPV

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Is verruca vulgaris contagious?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

T/F: Common wart does not recurr

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False

Question 7

A dry, scaly plaque with an erythematous base

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Actinic keratosis

Question 8

T/F: Actinic keratosis is Pre-cancerous

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Etiology of Actinic keratosis

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Sun damage

Question 10

Other name for Actinic keartosis

Answer 10

Sun burn

Question 11

Actinic keratosis may lead to what type of cancer?

Answer 11

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 12

Most common cancer in the skin

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Basal cell carcinoma

Question 13

T/F: Basal Cell Carcinoma has the worst prognosis.

Answer 13

False- it does not metastasize

Question 14

A skin lesion that appeasrs as scaly, white plaques caused by rapid proliferation of the EPIDERMIS resulting to pruritus.

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Psoriasis

Question 15

Pathognomonic sign of Psoriasis

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Auspitz sign

Question 16

What is auspitz sign?

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Presence of bleeding spot during scratching

Question 17

Treatment for Psoriasis

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STEROIDS

Question 18

Infection of psoriasis leads to?

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Monroe’s abscess

Question 19

Monroe’s abscess is caused by?

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S. aureus

Question 20

A contagious disease that affects superficial skin with blisters but if left untreated can lead to acute glomerulonephritis due to Strep pyogenes

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IMPETIGO

Question 21

Causative agent for impetigo

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S. aureus

S. pyogenes

Question 22

Treatment of Impetigo

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Topical antibiotic

Question 23

Fluid filled with symptoms lesion

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Blisters

Question 24

Fluid filed with asymptomatic lesion

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Vesicle

Bulla

Question 25

Transmission of impetigo

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Air-borne | skin contact

Question 26

Disease characterized by a progressively enlarging scar due to an abnormal accumulation of collagen.

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Keloid

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Other name for Keloid

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Proud flesh

Question 28

2 most important protein for wound healing

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Collagen | Elastin

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Too much collagen during scar formation leads to?

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Keloid

Question 30

What is cicatrixation?

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Scar formation

Question 31

What is the first collagen present in wound healing?

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Type 3

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What is the most abundant collagen in wound healing?

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Type 1

Question 33

An autoimmune connective tissue disease due to overproduction of collagen.

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Sclerodema

Question 34

Signs and symptoms of scleroderma

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``` Facial erythema Fever Reynaud's phenomenon Joint pain Photophobia ```

Question 35

What is Reynaud's phenomenon?

Answer 35

Color blue palm and sole due to constriction of blood vessel

Question 36

Disease caused by allergic reaction in drugs

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Erythema multiforme

Question 37

Erythema multiforme are commonly seen in what areas?

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Skin Oral mucosa Eye Genital area

Question 38

Drugs for EM

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Sulfonamides Penicillins Barbiturates

Question 39

Treatment for EM

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Steroids

Question 40

A severe form of EM

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Steven-Johnson syndrome

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Clinical appearance of EM

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Painful red or purplish rash and blisters

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The most severe form of EM

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Toxic ependymal necrolysis

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Characterized by widespread erythema, necrosis and bullous detachment of the epidermis and mucous membranes, resulting in exfoliation and possible spots or even death.

Answer 43

Toxic ependymal necrolysis

Question 44

What is the pathognomonic sign of erythema multiforme?

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Bull's eye/Target/Iris lesion

Question 45

What disease mimics EM?

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Lyme's disease

Question 46

Lyme's disease is caused by?

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Tick bite

Question 47

Causative agent for Lyme's disease

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Borrellia burgdorferi

Question 48

Living thing that carries infection is called?

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Vector

Question 49

Non-living that carries infection

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Fomites

Question 50

Diseasecaused by disruption of desmosal attachment of epidermal cells by antibodies producing blisters on the skin and oral mucosa

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Pemphigus

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is the loss of intercellular connections, such as desmosomes

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Acantholysis

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Main organ affected by Pemphigus

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Epidermis

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Histologic finding of Pemphigus

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Tzanck cells

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Pathognomonic sign of Pemphigus

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Nikolsky sign

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is a skin finding in which the top layers of the skin slip away from the lower layers when rubbed.

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Nikolsky sign

Question 56

Treatment of Pemphigus

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PUVA | Psoralene Ultra Violet A

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Autoimmune disease against basement membrane

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Pemphigoid

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most common type of pemphigoid with presence of blisters on arms and legs.

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Bullous`pemphigus

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Type of pemphigoid where there are blisters on mucous membranes

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Cicatrical Pemphigus

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Location of Cicatrical pemphigus

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Mouth and Eyes

Question 61

Type of pemphigoid present during pregnancy usually 2nd to 3rd trimesters

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P. Gestations

Question 62

A condition that can cause swelling and irritation of the skin.

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Lichen planus

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Lichen planus in the oral cavity affects

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RETE PEGS triggered with emotional stress

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Clinical manifestation of lichen planus

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Purplish Itchy Flat bumps

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Oral manifestation of Lichen planus

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Wickham striae on buccal mucosa

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Histological appearance of Lichen planus

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Saw-tooth appearance with Civatte or Colloid bodies

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What is Wickham striae?

Answer 67

Lace-like white lesion