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Derm

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Seb keratosis found anywhere except   palms & soles  
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Seb keratosis variants   dermatosis papulosa nigra (AA pts): on the face; stucco keratosis (older Caucasians): on lower legs, ankles, and dorsal hands / feet  
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Sign of Leser-Trelat:   Sudden eruption of many seborrheic keratoses may be a cutaneous sign of internal malignancy  
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Achrocordon most common in:   women & obese pts  
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Dermatofibroma sites   usually legs, but also trunk & arms  
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Dimple sign & button sign: for:   dermatofibroma  
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Contents: cheesy consistency and a nasty odor:   epidermal cyst  
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organized clusters of melanocyte-derived nevus cells   nevi (moles)  
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These have a life cycle of their own:   nevi  
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Nevus: 3 types   junctional, compound, intradermal  
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Junctional nevus:   clustered at the dermal-epidermal junction (DEJ); Flat or slightly raised, tan or brown, round or oval lesions  
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compound nevus:   Nevus cells found at both the DEJ & in the dermis; Slightly to markedly raised, tan, brown, or black papules.  
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intradermal nevus:   Raised, soft, flesh-colored, tan, or brown papules. Pigment may be arranged in flecks; may see coarse hairs  
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halo nevus   rim of depigmentation; autoimmune; usually repigments; may be assoc w/vitiligo & malignant melanoma  
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spitz nevus   kids (rarely adults); benign, pink, tan, or brown dome-shaped smooth papules; face, scalp, neck, and legs; rapid growth; excision bc melanoma may arise from spitz nevus  
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developmental anomaly appearing as a brown patch, a patch of hair, or both:   becker’s nevus  
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Congenital Melanocytic Nevus: Increased risk of malignant melanoma in:   lesions larger than 20 cm.  
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Ephilides =   freckles  
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Fordyce spots:   Ectopically located sebaceous glands  
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Do not blanch well using diascopy:   cherry angioma  
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Spider angioma: diascopy:   Common, benign, dilatation of superficial bleed vessels; Arteriole perpendicular to skin; radiating vessels easily blanch with diascopy, but central vessel may not, and may pulsate  
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Common papulosquamous lesions (raised/have scale)   Psoriasis; Seborrheic dermatitis; Pityriasis rosea; Lichen planus; Tinea corporis; Syphilis; Drug reaction  
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Seb dermatitis: adults   infreq shampooing; bedridden / chronic ill; PD; persistent cases, check for fungal infxn  
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Causes of lichen planus   Drugs (gold, chloroquine, methyl-dopa, penicillamine); film processing; Bac infxn (secondary syphilis); Post-BMT GVHD  
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Wickham’s stria   lacy-reticulated pattern of white lines on surface; focal areas of epidermal thickening; in lichen planus  
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Lichen planus sites   Most commonly on flexor surface of wrists and forearms; legs above the ankles; lumbar; eyelids; shins, scalp  
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ACD acute vs chronic   Acute: macules, papules, vesicles, bullae; Chronic: lichenified, scaling, fissured lesions  
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Darier sx   rubbing lesion causes urticarial flare  
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Auspitz sx   pinpoint bleeding after scale is removed  
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Nikolsky sx   pushing blister => further separation from dermis  
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Shagreen skin:   oval nevoid plaque; skin pigmented on trunk/back; assoc w/tuberous sclerosis  
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atopic dermatitis: itch-scratch cycle => pruritic circumscribed plaques =   lichen simplex chronicus  
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5 P's of Lichen planus:   purple, polygonal, pruritic, papule, planar  
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erythematous, annular patch w/central clearing; fine scale:   dermatophytosis  
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varicella zoster is reactivation of VZV that was dormant in:   ganglionic satellite cells  
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Hutchinson sign   VZV; involve trigeminal nerve => eye & nose  
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Ramsay Hunt   VZV; affect external ear, facial palsy, & geniculate  
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Beefy red, sharp bordered rash (patches/plaques) in groin (infants), under breast folds with satellite lesions   Candida  
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Warm, erythematous, tender skin with possible induration or fluctuance   Cellulitis  
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Red, less distinct borders; coral red fluorescence under Wood’s lamp:   Erythrasma (Corynebacterium minutissimum)  
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Distinct, sharp raised demarcated border with fever, chills. Group A Strep   Erysipelas  
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Grouped vesicles on erythematous base   Herpes virus  
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Infant or pediatric w/ grouped vesicles on thumb or “tapioca” vesicles on thumb   Herpetic whitlow  
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Pain preceding vesicular rash in dermatomal pattern   Herpes Zoster (if involved eye = herpes keratitis)  
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if a group of lesions has a dermatomal distribution what disease is it likely to be   herpes zoster (shingles)  
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Honey colored crusts on erythematous base around nose & mouth   Impetigo; tx: mupirocin  
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Small white papules on diffusely red base on buccal mucosa =   Koplik spots: Rubeola (Measles); spots occur before rash  
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Cough, coryza, conjunctivitis   Rubeola (Measles)  
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Pastia’s lines, positive ASO titer   Scarlet fever (Grp A Strep)  
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Strawberry tongue   Scarlet fever (Grp A Strep)  
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Dewdrops on rose petal, pustules & vesicles in crops (different stages of healing), centripetal pattern =   Varicella (Chicken Pox)  
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Christmas tree pattern, erythematous papules w/ oval plaques w/ scaly itchy border. Large oval plaque w/ central clearing & scaly border (herald patch) precedes rash by 1-2 weeks =   Pityriasis rosea (resolves in 6-12 weeks). May tx w/erythromycin stearate 250mg QID x2 weeks to prevent eruption  
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Hypopigmented lesions, white, scaly. Gets worse w/ tanning or sun exposure   Pityriasis Alba  
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Erythematic ring with scaly border & central clearing   Tinea (fungal infection); KOH prep = hyphae  
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spaghetti & meatballs   Tinea (fungal infection  
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Thick, yellow, brittle nails   Onychomycosis. Tx = PO Terbinafine  
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Infant w/ erythematous, scaly crusty lesions at vertex of scalp   Cradle cap – seborrheic dermatitis (Tx in infants w/ baby shampoo, warm olive oil compress, mild Hydrocortisone cream; Adults – selenium sulfide shampoo)  
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Children < 10yo w/ vesicles on pharynx, mouth, hands, feet w/ NO ulceration   Hand-Foot-Mouth disease. Coxksackie Virus  
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Healthy looking < 5yo with lace-like rash on both cheeks – red papules   Erythema infectiosum; “Slapped cheek”, “5th Dz” (parvo B19)  
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Pediatric with high fever then after fever macular rash over trunk and neck. (rash after defervesence)   Roseola infantum (Herpesvirus); Motrin, symptomatic treatment  
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Truncal Rash in pediatric after fever   Roseola infantum (Herpesvirus); Motrin, symptomatic treatment  
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Fever, pharyngitis, “sandpaper” rash over face, neck, trunk, extremities   Scarlet Fever  
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High fever (up to 105F) x 5 days then rash. May have conjunctivitis, cracking, lip fissures   Kawasaki Disease; look for cardiac complications (myocarditis, pericarditis, arteritis, aneurysms)  
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Erythema marginatum   Rheumatic Fever  
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Dark skinned person with “whitening or lightening” of skin. Hx pernicious anemia or other autoimmune disease   Vitiligo. Skin biopsy to diagnose  
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Postauricular & occipital LAD; maculopapular rash on face then spreads =   Rubella (german measles); dx w/paired sera; resolves in 4 days; sx tx  
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Leser-Trelat sx:   Sudden eruption of many seborrheic keratoses may be a cutaneous sign of internal malignancy  
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Dermatofibroma sites   usually legs, but also trunk & arms  
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Dimple sign & button sign: for:   dermatofibroma  
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junctional nevus:   clustered at the dermal-epidermal junction (DEJ); Flat or slightly raised, tan or brown, round or oval lesions  
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compound nevus:   Nevus cells found at both the DEJ & in the dermis; Slightly to markedly raised, tan, brown, or black papules.  
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intradermal nevus:   Raised, soft, flesh-colored, tan, or brown papules. Pigment may be arranged in flecks; may see coarse hairs  
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halo nevus   rim of depigmentation; autoimmune; usually repigments; may be assoc w/vitiligo & malignant melanoma  
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spitz nevus   kids (rarely adults); benign, pink, tan, or brown dome-shaped smooth papules; face, scalp, neck, and legs; rapid growth; excision bc melanoma may arise from spitz nevus  
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developmental anomaly appearing as a brown patch, a patch of hair, or both:   Becker’s nevus  
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Ephilides =   freckles  
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Fordyce spots:   Ectopically located sebaceous glands  
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These do not blanch well using diascopy:   cherry angioma  
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Herpes keratitis tx   NO steroids. Get immediate ophthalmology referral  
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oral candida (thrush) tx   fluconazole, itraconazole, or Ampho B  
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Candidal fungemia tx   life threatening (40% mortality); IV ampho B; add flucytosine if disseminated dz  
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hidradenitis suppurativa mgmt   If abscess: I&D then inject triamcinolone. Abx  
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hidradenitis suppurativa risk factors   obesity, apocrine gland obstruction, FH of acne or hidradenitis suppurativa  
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molluscum contagiosum etiology   Poxvirus (MCV-1 & MCV-2) via skin-skin contact. Mostly kids, adults (via sex) & pts with HIV  
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Cellulitis in kids   H flu: tend to occur on face & neck. S aureus: tend to occur on extremities. GABHS also common organism  
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Cellulitis organisms in adults   S aureus and GABHS  
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Cellulitis tx   If penicillinase producer: Augmentin, dicloxacillin, azithro. If not: Pen VK, Keflex (esp for H flu)  
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Necrotizing fasciitis tx   Oxacillin, nafcillin, or cefazolin IV  
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Tx of sxs (eg, paronychia) in cutaneous candida   Castellani paint  
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Cutaneous candidiasis tx   topical nystatin or imidazole cream QID x14d; if failure: Ketoconazole  
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Most common benign tumors of infancy   Hemangiomas  
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Hemangioma mgmt   Corticosteroids 1stline (Vincristine if resistant). Propranolol. Surgical: cryoablation  
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Sudden enlargement of existing hemangioma with low platelets & coagulopathy =   Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (high mortality). Positive Glut-1 marker helps with dx  
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Port wine stains (PWS) may be associated with:   Sturge-Weber syndrome (PWS in ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve) or Klippel-Trenauney-Weber syndrome (Parkes Weber syndrome if AVF)  
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