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Wood's light is not of value in which of the following infections?
Malassezia furfur
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Candida albicans
Microsporum canis
Corynebacterium minutissimum |
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Staphylococcus epidermidis
Candida albicans
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| True or false. Erythema nodosum and erythema induratum BOTH occur in tuberculosis |
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| True. Erythema induratum is now known to not be uniquely associated with TB however. |
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| True or false. Salmon patches are often seen in newborns. They commonly occur on the head and neck |
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Pictured is a rash of recent onset this winter.
Histologically there is acantolysis. The rash clears without treatment in a few months. There is no relevant FH. Diagnosis? |
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| Grovers disease (transient acantholytic dermatosis). |
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This patient is a young adult and has had this rash persistent rash for a few years. It affects his upper chest and upper back and nasolabial folds of the face. His father has similar. |
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| Dariers disease (Keratosis follicularis), not to be confused with keratosis pilaris which usually affects the arms. |
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| Cutaneous Larva Migrans is an itchy parasitic infestation. What is the responsible organism? How is it treated? |
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-Ancylostoma braziliense
-Oral Ivermectin, Topical Thiabendazole |
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| In what skin disease is Darier's Sign found? |
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| Cutaneous mastocytosis. Urticaria pigmentosa. Rubbing the pigmented patch leads to localised whealing. |
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| Psoriasis. Rule of 10's. How is severity gauged? |
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Area of involvement > 10%
PASI score (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) >10
DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index) >10 |
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| DLQI. There are 10 Questions. What the key themes or areas covered? |
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Symptoms and feelings
Daily activities
Leisure
Work and School
Personal relationships
Treatment |
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| Atopic Eczema Working Party Definition. This requires an itchy skin rash + what other features? |
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3 of the following 5:
-History of skin crease involvement eg. elbows, feet, neck (cheeks if <4y)
- Current flexural involvement
- History of dry skin
- History of atopic disease
- Onset in first 2 yrs of life |
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| Give an example "Potent" or Class II topical steroid.. |
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Elcon (mometasone).
In the Class System, Class I is the most potent (very potent) eg. dermovate |
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| Wet wrap bandages. These consistent of a layer of steroid, emollient, wet wrap, then dry bandage. In what situation should they be avoided? |
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| Infected eczema, as the wet wraps could encourage infection |
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| Atopic eczema. In children over 12 UVB phototherapy can be used. What systemic immunosuppressants are also tried? |
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| Psoriasis. True or false. Disadvantages of dithranol therapy are that it is applied in hospital and repeated visits are required. |
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| Psoriasis. Vitamin A analogues and Vitamin D analogues are used in treatment. True or false? |
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| Psoriasis. Methotrexate especially when used with NSAIDs can be nephrotoxic. Other risks include Infection and Malignancy. Can it be safely used alongside Phototherapy? |
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| No. As this may increase the malignancy risk further. Same applies for ciclosporin |
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| Vitiligo. What are some of the disease associations? |
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Diabetes mellitus
Addisons disease
Thyroid disease
Pernicious anaemia
MEN
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