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| What is an elevated, firm, circumscribed area greater than 1cm? |
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| Elevated, firm, circumscribed area <1cm. Filled with purulent fluid. |
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| Elevated, firm, circumscribed area <1cm. Filled with serous fluid. |
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| What is the most common viral infection of the skin? |
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| What are Verrucae (warts) caused by? |
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| What is the distinguishing feature of Verrucae (warts)? |
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Presentation: moist, soft, papillary projections producing cauliflower-like growths on the mucous membranes of the penis, vulva and perianal region.
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| Plantar surface of the foot |
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| Where do plantar warts most commonly occur? |
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| Flat Warts (Verrucae plana) |
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| Flesh colored, smooth, flat, or slightly elevated round papule 1 - 5 mm in diameter that usually present in clusters on the face and hands. |
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| What skin infection is commonly mistaken for plantars warts? |
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| Corns have skin lines, warts do not |
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| What is the difference btwn Corns and Plantars Warts? |
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| What is a localized Callous with central core over a bony prominence? |
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| Viral infection of the skin caused by a large DNA virus of the Pox group. |
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| What age group is Molluscum Contagiosum usually found? |
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| direct skin to skin transfer |
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| How is Molluscum Contagiosum transmitted? |
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| What presents with flesh pink colored shiny umbilicated papules. 2 - 5 mm in size? |
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Which infection does not recur time after time?
a. Molluscum Contagiosum
b. Verrucae (warts)
c. Corns |
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| What is the most common type of skin cancer? |
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| Common locally destructive malignant tumor of the basal cells of the lower epidermis. |
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| Where do most Basal Cell Carinomas occur? |
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| "wound that will not heal" |
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| What is the most common complaint of someone with a Basal Cell Carcinoma? |
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| What type of BCC has small waxy nodule with that enlarges slowly? |
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| Which type of BCC is similar to noduloulcerative except contains brown or black colors? |
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| What type of BCC is erythematous scaly macule or patch with an elevated threadlike (nodular) border? |
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| What type of BCC is usually on face, consists of whitish-scarred plague with ill-defined borders and rarely ulcerates? |
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| What type of surgery is used for getting rid of BCC? |
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| Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) |
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| What is a malignant tumor arising from keratinocytes? |
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| What is the most common skin cancer in dark skinned individuals? |
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| What are the precursing lesions for SCC? |
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| What presents with firm skin colored to reddish brown nodules on damaged skin with central ulceration? |
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| What type of skin infection is more prominent in areas with previous burns? |
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| Does SCC have a high or low chance of metastacizing? |
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| Rapidly growing benign tumor resembling Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). |
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Presentation: 1.5 –2.0 cm erythematous dome-shaped nodule with a central keratin crater/plug.
Diagnosis? |
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| Potentially fatal skin cancer arising from melanocytes. |
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| What skin cancer is the most dangerous? |
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| What skin types is Melanoma more common in? |
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| By what age has a person acquired most of their harmful sun exposure? |
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| Lentigo Maligna, Congenital Melanocyte nevi, & Clark's melanocyte nevi all are precursors for what? |
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| Superficial Spreading Melanoma |
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| What is the most common form of Malignant Melanoma? |
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| Superficial Spreading Melanoma |
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| Starts as a flat patch of pigmentation which eventually becomes barely palpable. Prolonged radial growth phase of up to 10 years and reaching sizes of 1- 2 cm before vertical growth phase begins. |
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| Arises quickly over 4 months -2 years with no apparent radial growth phase; rather an immediate vertical growth. The lesion begins as a papule and gradually becomes nodular with bleeding and ulceration. |
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| Where are nodular melanomas most common? |
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| Lentigo Malignant Melanoma |
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| What type of melanoma occurs after age 65 and presents as a flat stainlike macule with varying hues or black and brown which may demonstrate flecks of irregular pigmentation? |
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| Acral Lentiginous Melanoma |
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| What type of melanoma appears as a flat, variably pigmented black-brown macule commonly on the tips of the fingers and toes or under the nail bed? |
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| What kind of treatment is required for a Malignant melanoma? |
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| What is the most important determinant of prognosis for a melanoma? |
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| Disease of the sebaceous glands beginning at puberty present on the face neck, and trunk. |
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| What type of acne is commonly called "black heads"? |
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| What type of acne is commonly called "white heads"? |
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| Papules, Pustules Nodules and Cysts of Acne vulgaris are what type of lesions? |
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| Scarring and pitting excoriations of acne vulgaris are what type of lesions? |
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| What type of treatmen should be used for superficial acne? |
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| What type of treatmen should be used for deep acne? |
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| Both topical and PO agents |
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| What type of treatmen should be used for superficial and deep acne? |
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| What hormone can be used for females to control acne? |
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| What medication blocks testosterone, therefore reducing the stimulus which causes acne to proliferate? |
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| What is the only acne medication that actually cures it? |
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| What lab value will you expect to increase after you put a pt on Accutane? |
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| What skin infection has papules and pustules occurring on the face often with erythema, flushing, and telangiectasias? |
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| Where does rosacea tend to show up? |
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| What presents as a papular, eczematous condition affecting the lower half of the face? |
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| Tetracycline or Minocycline |
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| What medication would you prescribe for a person with perioral dermatitis? |
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| Viral disorder of the skin characterized by grouped vesicles on an erythematous base. It is spread via close contact during vesicular stage. |
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| Primary infection occurring on a finger. Common in medical or dental personnel whom innoculate own finger by mistake. |
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| When the Herpes Virus colonizes eczematous skin leading to widespread eruption. |
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| HSV of the eye that causes purulent conjunctivitis with corneal ulceration and possible blindness. |
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| Painful acute dermatomal infection associated with reactivation of dormant varicella zoster virus (VZV). |
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| 1st branch of trigeminal N. |
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| Which nerve is commonly associated with herpes zoster of the face? |
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| What do you suspect if your patient presents with a rash only on one side of the body that runs along a dermatome? |
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| If a Herpes Zoster lesion occurs here you MUST refer your patient to an Opthamalagist? |
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| If a Herpes Zoster lesion occurs here you would be worried about Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. |
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| Inflammatory reaction occurring on the palms and soles that occurs with a sudden onset of pruritis and presents as vesicles? |
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| What type of treatment works best for dyshidrotic ezema? |
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| What skin infection presents as a painless “chancre” ulcer approx 3 weeks after innoculation? |
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| Which skin infection is called the great imitator because it presents as many different things? |
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| The lesions of this skin infection are brownish red papules or nodules usually arranged in an annular pattern. |
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| What is the hallmark sign for tertiary syphilis? |
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| What is the treatment for syphilis? |
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