Topical Dermatologic Therapy

Question 1

advantages to topical treatment

Answer 1

safe;

synergistic effects in treating;

Question 2

disadvantages to topic treatment of skin disease

Answer 2

more time consuming and labor intesnsive

Question 3

minimum contact time that is recommended for shampoo

Answer 3

10 minutes

Question 4

what types of ingredients are in antiseborrheic shampoos

Answer 4

keratolytic and/or keratoplastic

Question 5

what do keratolytic ingredients do

Answer 5

reduce cohesion between keratinocytes, facilitate desquamation, shedding and removal of surface scale

Question 6

how do keratoplastic agents work

Answer 6

work to normalize epidermal turn-over and keratinization

Question 7

why is sulfur a common ingredient in antiseborrheic shampoos

Answer 7

keratolytic and keratoplastic activity, somewhat antimicrobial

Question 8

benefits of benzoyl peroxide

Answer 8

keratolytic agent, strong degreaser and follicular flushing agent with antimicrobial activity

Question 9

best shampoo for recurrent pyoderma

Answer 9

chlorhexidine shampoo

Question 10

best shampoo for malassezia infection

Answer 10

miconazole

Question 11

best for greasy skin

Answer 11

benzoyl peroxide

Question 12

best for dry/scaly skin

Answer 12

sulfur + salacylic acid shampoo;

dermoscent and allerderm