Skin, Hair & Nails

Question 0

List associations of pyoderma gangrenosum

Answer 0

UC
RA
Leukaemia

Question 1

List erythema nodosum associations

Answer 1

Sarcoidosis
TB
Poststreptococcal infective
CT diseases
Drugs

Question 2

Name the association of dermatitis herpetiformis

Answer 2

Gluten enteropathy

Question 3

Name some associations of generalised purpura

Answer 3

Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenia (⬇️platelets)
Purpura & haem disorders

Question 4

Causes of severe pruritus

Answer 4

Scabies
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Urticaria
Eczema
Insect bites
Lichen planus

Question 5

Bulla

Answer 5

A fluid filled blister >5mm diameter

Vesicle = <5mm

Question 6

Causes of hirsutism

Answer 6

Pituitary - Acromegaly

Adrenal - Cushing’s

         - Virilising tumours
         - Congen adrenal hyperplasia

Ovarian - Polycystic ovaries
- Virilising tumours

Drugs - Androgens, Progesterones

Idiopathic - end organ hypersensitivity to androgens

Question 7

Splinter haemorrhages

Answer 7

Infective endocarditis

Trauma

Question 8

‘Half & half’ nails

Answer 8

CKD

Question 9

Yellow nail syndrome

Answer 9

Defective lymphatic drainage

Question 10

Koilonychia

Answer 10

Fe deficiency
Lichen planus
Detergent

Question 11

Onycholysis

Answer 11

Psoriasis
Fungal infection
Trauma
Thyrotoxicosis
Tetracyclines

Question 12

Nail pitting

Answer 12

Eczema
Psoriasis
Alopecia areata
Lichen planus