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treatment of bed bug bites |
triamcinolone aceteonide
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topical steroid potency
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hydrocortisone least potent; Clobetasol propionate is an ultrapotent corticosteroid, and both betamethasone dipropionate and desoximetasone are high-potency corticosteroids.
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treatment of choice for impetigo
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mupirocin
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why is mupirocin preferred over bactiracin?
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high incidence of allergic contact dermatitis with bacitracin
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begins as a uniformly pigmented, light-brown patch on the face or upper trunk in an area of sun-damaged skin and enlarges slowly over time, typically years, becoming more variegated in color
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lentigo maligna
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most common underlying association reported in conjunction with pyoderma gangrenosum
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inflammatory bowel disease
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an uncommon, neutrophilic, ulcerative skin disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease
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pyoderma gangrenosum
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perivascular bacterial invasion of blood vessel walls with secondary ischemic necrosis
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echthyma ganngrenosum
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most common etiologic agent of echthyma gangrenosum
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P. aeroginosa
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an acute, often recurrent mucocutaneous eruption that usually follows an acute infection, most frequently recurrent herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection
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erythema multifoorme
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smooth “pearly” (translucent) asymptomatic telangiectatic papules
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Classic nodular type basal cell carcinomas
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generalized erythema of the skin involving more than 90% of the body surface area
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erythroderma
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most common causes of erythroderma
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drug eruptions, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
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heterophile antibody test
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EBV
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Shaving trauma often causes autoinoculation of the skin, causing more lesions to form
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HPV flat warts
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hyperkeratotic skin condition usually presenting as erythematous scaly plaques of the palms and soles that is associated with spondyloarthropathy
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keratoderma blenorrhagica
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diseases associated with cyogloblins
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma, connective tissue diseases, or HCV infection.
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heat rash
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milaria
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most common causative drugs for DRESS
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anticonvulsants (reactions are more prevalent in black patients), sulfonamides, minocycline, abacavir, and allopurinol
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DRESS
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drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
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most common causative drugs for AGEP
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β-lactam antibiotics, ampicillin/amoxicillin, fluoroquinolones, antimalarial agents, sulfonamide antibiotics, terbinafine, and diltiazem
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AGEP
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
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acute onset of widespread pustules, fever, leukocytosis, and possibly eosinophilia
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AGEP
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generalized papular eruption, facial edema, fever, arthralgia, and generalized lymphadenopathy after starting new medication
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DRESS
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epidermal detachment affecting greater than 30% of the body surface area and a positive Nikolsky sign
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TEN
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common cause of nonscarring hair loss. It is particularly common in young women in the postpartum period
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telogeneffluvium
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how to calculate amount of steroid ointment to prescribe?
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average of 30 g, or about 1 oz, of a given topical medication is needed to cover the “average” 70-kg; body surface estimates: leg = 18%; arm = 18%; front torso = 18%; back torso = 18; head = 9
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diagnostic test for allergic contact dermatitis
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patch testing
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post strep rash
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HSP
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an “itch without a rash
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brachioradialis pruritus
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develop in itchy skin (from whatever cause) and consists of thickened, lichenified, excoriated papules and nodules in skin that has been repeatedly scratched
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Prurigo nodularis, commonly known as “picker's nodules.”
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etiologic agentt of tinea versicolor
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Malassezia furfur (also known as Pityrosporum ovale or Pityrosporum orbiculare).
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superficial localized skin infection caused by the gram-positive bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum
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erythrasma
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illuminate a bright coral-pink fluorescence under a Wood lamp
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porphyrinss produced by bacteria
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pathognomonic of dermatitis herpetiformis
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Deposition of granular IgA in the dermal papillary ti
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first manifestation of this disorder is the appearance of the herald patch, a single, pink, 2- to 4-cm, thin, oval-shaped plaque with a thin collarette of scale at the periphery. Days to weeks later, the patient develops numerous, 1-cm patches on the trunk and proximal extremities
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pityriasis rosea
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