Week 3 - dermatological

Question 1

Cellulitis

Answer 1

superficial skin infection of the lower dermis and subcutaneous tissue = localised red painful swollen skin with or without systemic features

Question 2

erythemas

Answer 2

skin infection affecting the folds of the skin under arms, groin and indergitally

well defined pink or brown patches with scaling and fissuring

treatment = clindamycin cream

Question 3

Folliculitis

Answer 3

inflammation of hair follicle due to infection, occlusion, irritation and various skin diseases

Question 4

pitted keratloysis

Answer 4

superficial bacteria skin infection characterised by crater like pits

Question 5

dermatitis

Answer 5

group of itchy inflammatory disorders characterised by epidermal changes

Question 6

psoarisis

Answer 6

chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterised by well defined democrated plaques with silver scaling

Question 7

Albinism

Answer 7

autosomal ressive disorder characterised by deficiency or diminished amounts of melanin pigment

Question 8

Vitiligo

Answer 8

focal destruction of pigmented cells lead to irregular depigmented patches in the skin