Skin Lesions/Skin Conditions Flashcards
Treatment of mild comedonal acne vulgaris
Topical retinoid or benzoyl peroxide
Treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory acne
Topical retinoid, benzoyl peroxide, or antibiotic
Treatment of moderate to severe inflammatory acne
Topical retinoid or benzoyl peroxide or oral antibiotics
Treatment of severe nodulocystic acne
Oral retinoid (derm referral), topical benzoyl peroxide, or oral antibiotic
If limited response after 3 months antibiotic therapy….
Increase does, change medication, or refer to derm
Follicular plug
Excessive keratin in an inactive hair follicle»resulting in rough, cone-shaped elevated papules
Teratogenic
Can disturb the development of the fetus; increased risk of spontaneous abortion, birth defects
Adverse effects of oral isotetinoin
dry skin, lips, nose, mouth, pruritus, epitaxis, conjunctivitis; increased intracranial pressure, pancreatitis, IBS, premature epiphyseal closure, hyperlipidemia
Telangiectasia
Condition in which widened venules cause threadlike red lines or patterns on the skin (spider veins)
Differential diagnoses of acne
Peri-oral dermatitis, keratosis pilaris, rosacea, steroid folliculitis
Rosacea clinical presentation
Skin: papules and pustules, erythema, telangiectasia
Nonskin: mild conjunctivitis, redness of sclrea, blepharitis, telangiectasia of lid
Differential diagnoses of rosacea
Staphylococcal folliculitis, pustular tinea, systemic lupus erythematous, perioral dermatitis
Classification of rosacea
Erythematotelangiectatic (erythema and telangiectasia on nose and cheeks)
Papulopustular (erythema with papules and pustules on nose and chin, erythematous patches on cheeks)
Phymatous (facial erythema, scattered pustules and papules on forehead, nose, cheeks, chin; thick, oily skin; rhinophyma)
Stage 1 pressure ulcer
Nonblanchable erythema
Stage 2 pressure ulcer
Loss of epidermis w/ or w/o true ulceration; ulcer shallow with a pink to red wound be without slough
Stage 3 pressure ulcer
Full-thickness (into subcutaneous or beyond) loss w/o underlying muscle, tendon, or bone exposure