Treatment in Derm

Question 1

Treatment of chicken pox?

Answer 1

aciclovir

Question 2

Opthalmic zoster?

Answer 2

urgent opthalmic referral needed

Question 3

HSV (primary gingivostomatitis) causing ulceration around mouth in preschool children?

Answer 3

can lead to encephalities

Question 4

Warts (molluscum contagiosum) caused by pox virus?

Answer 4

resolve spontaneously, can do cryotherapy

Question 5

Warts caused by HPV?

Answer 5

self limiting

Question 6

Cellulitis?

Answer 6

elevate kegs and swab area
Penicillin if strep pyogenes
Necrotising fasciitis may require urgen debridement + antibiotics

Question 7

Leg ulcers?

Answer 7

4 layer compression bandages, do NOT use topical antibiotics

Question 8

Ring worm?

Answer 8

clotrimazole cream

Question 9

scabies?

Answer 9

malathion lotion

benzylbenzoate

Question 10

Lice?

Answer 10

malathion

Question 11

Psoriasis?

Answer 11

control not cure
remove triggers
creams, vit D analogue, calcipotriol

Question 12

When should you aim to heal a leg ulcer by?

Answer 12

12 weeks

Question 13

In leg ulcers should there be higher pressure a the knee or ankle?

Answer 13

ankle

Question 14

Pemphigus vulgaris

Answer 14

High dose prednisolone

Question 15

Bullous pemphigoid

Answer 15

high dose prednisolone

Question 16

Porphyrias?

Answer 16

avoidance of sunlight exposure, alcohol, drugs

Chloroquine may help