Boards And Wards Dermatology

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What are the 2 most common causes of necrotizing fasciitis?

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• group A strep (Strep pyogenes)
• Clostridium perfringens

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These are small pink papules found in 30% of patients with typhoid fever

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Rose spots

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This condition is describe as an erythematous rash found along major skin folds, commonly caused by Cornyebacterium in diabetes, and shows coral-red fluorescence under Wood's lamp?

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Erythrasma

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This classic finding of psoriasis is describe as pinpoint bleeding caused by removing of overlying scale

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Auspitz sign

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This classic finding of psoriasis is described as lesions appear at sites of cutaneous physical trauma

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Köbner's phenomenon

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What is the medical term for freckle?

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ephelis

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These are pigmented macules caused by melanocyte hyperplasia that, unlike freckles, do not darken with sun exposure

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Lentigo

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This condition produces a masklike hyperpigmentation on the face seen in pregnancy

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Melasma (Chloasma)

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These are yellow papules often associated with familial hyperlipidemia

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Xanthoma

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These are yellow papules, often associated with familial hyperlipidemia, seen on eyelids?

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xanthelasma

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This condition presents with a heliotropic patches on eyelids & erythematous scaly rash on hands

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Dermatomyositis

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What is the classic triad of primary hemochromatosis?

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• increased skin pigmentation
• cirrhosis
• diabetes mellitus

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How is hemochromatosis diagnosed?

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transferrin saturation (iron/TIBC > 50%)

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These warts are acused by HPV-6 & HPV-11

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Condylomma acuminatum

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These warts are caused by Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)

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Condylomata lata

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What is the most common form of skin cancer?

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Basal cell carcinoma

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This disease is a cutaneous T cell lymphoma that presents with erythrema, rash, pruritis, and lymphadenopathy.

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Mycosis fungoides

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What is the leukemic phase Mycosis fungoides called?

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Sezary syndrome

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Characteristics of this neurocutaneous syndrome include:
• Ash leaf patches (hypopigmented macules)
• Shagreen spots (leathery cutaneous thickening)
• adenoma sebaceum of the face
• seizures
• mental retardation

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Tuberous sclerosis

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Characteristics of this neurocutaneous syndrome include:
• cafe-au-lait spots
• neurofibromas
• menigniomas
• acoustic neuromas
• hyphoscoliosis

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Neurofibromatosis

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Name and describe the 2 types of neurofibromatosis

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• Type 1 (Recklinghausen's disease): multiple hyperpigmented macules and neurofibromas
• Type 2: causes CN VIII tumors (bilateral acoustic neuromas)

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These are pigmented nodules of the iris, specific for NF-1

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Lisch nodules

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Characteristics of this neurocutaneous syndrome include:
• port-wine hemangioma of the face in CN V distribution
• mental retardation
• seizures

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Sturge-Weber syndrome

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Characteristics of this neurocutaneous syndrome include:
• mulitple hemangiomas in various organs
• increased frequency of renal cell CA
• polycythemia
• pheochromocytoma
• angiomatosis (little knots of capillaries in the retina or various organs)

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von Hipple-Lindau syndrome

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This disease is a common autoimmune disease affecting mostly the elderly and presents as hard, tense bullae that do not rupture easily & usually heal without scarring

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Bullous Pemphigoid

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This disease presents as diffus, erythematous targetlike lesions in many shapes, often accompanying a herpes eruption

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Erythema multiforme

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This disease is an autosomal dominant defect in heh synthesis that produces blisters on sun-exposed areas of face & hands, increased hair on temples & cheeks, and no abdominal pain

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Porphyria cutaneous tarda

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How is Porphyria Cutanea Tarda diagnosed?

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• Wood's lamp of urine
• urine fluoresces with distinctive orange-pink color because of increased levels of uroporphyrins

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What is the treatment for Porphyria Cutaneous Tarda?

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• eliminate alcohol use
• phlebotomy
• chloroquine

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Signs and symptoms of this vector-bourne disease include:
• weight loss
• abdominal pain
• rash with red or purple vascular lesions (from papule to hemangioma size, located anywhere on skin & disseminated to any organ)

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Bacillary Angiomatosis (Peliosis Hepatitis)

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What organism species causes Bacillary Angiomatosis?

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Bartonella spp.

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What organism causes trench fever?

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Bartonella quintana

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What is the classic rash of Lyme Disease?

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Erythema chronicum migrans (erythematous annular plaques with a red migrating border, central clearing, & induration)

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What is the treatment for Lyme Disease?

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• spray skin & clothes with DEET or permethrin
• once infected, treat with high-dose penicillin or ceftriaxone

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Describe the classic rash of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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erythematous maculopapular, starting on wrists & ankles then moving toward palms, soles, & trunk

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What organism causes Tinea versicolor?

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Pityrosporum ovale

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Signs and symptoms of this condition include very pruritic papules in pubic area, axila, & periumbilically in males, along eyelashes, eyebrows, & buttocks

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Pediculosis Pubis ("Crabs")

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Signs and symptoms of this condition include erythematous pruritic, serpiginous threadlike lesions often on back, hands, feet, & buttocks

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Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Creeping Eruption)

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What is the DOC for prophylaxis of meningococcemia?

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Rifampin

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What is the suspected etiologic agent of Pityriasis rosea?

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HSV 7