Exam Pp Flashcards
Which of these is not a vascular disorder?
A. erythema nodosum B. livedo reticularis C. Buerger’s disease D. flushing E. lichen planus
A. erythema nodosum
Tetracyclins are not a treatment of choice in
A. Acne vulgaris B. Rosacea C. Lzme disease D. Uretritis caused by chlamydia E. Herpes Zoster
E. Herpes Zoster
Which patients should not be avoided by sunlight?
A. people with öight skin and red hair B. patients suffering from psoriasis C. patients suffering from porphyria D. patients suffering from lupus erythematosus E. people using systemic steroids
B. patients sufferin from psoriasis
All the following statements regarding erysipelas are true, except:
A. It is a chronic dermal inflammatory disease, which presents with localized erythema, swelling, and tenderness
B. the main etiologic agent is a streptococcus
C. the face or one leg are the most affected areas
D. recurrent attacks may lead to lymphedema
E. it is treated with ATB, mainly penicillin
A. It is a chronic dermal inflammatory disease, which presents with localized erythema, swelling, and tenderness
Typical dermatological complication of diabetes mellitus is not
A. Warts B. recurrent follicilitis C. foot ulcer D. candidiasis E. necrobiosis lipocida
A. Warts
Vitamin D analogues are used to treat
A. Psoriasis B. Acne C. Leg ulcers D. bacterial infection E. rosacea
A. Psoriasis
40 year old man, who is a butcher, noticed bright red, smooth, sharply demarcated lesion on the dorsum of his right hand. They are painful and itchy. The most likely cause is:
A. S. Aureus B. erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae C. mycobacterium tuberculosis D. bacillus anthracis E. treponema pallidum
B. erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
The langerhans cell probably functions as a
A. Reserve melanocyte B. lysosomal enzyme neutralizer C. histamine neutralizer D. contact antigen trap E. destroyer of T-cells
D. contact Antigen trap
Penetration of skin by UV light is
A. greater for longer wavelengths than for shorter wavelengths
B. greater for shorter wavelengths than for longer wavelengths
C. unrelated to wavelength
D. negligible
B. greater for shorter wavelengths than for longer wavelengths
Basal cell carcinoma characteristics include all of the following
A. cumulative solar exposure is risk factor
B. several clinical variants (nodular, spf. Etc.) are recognized
C. the tumors may frequently metastasize via the lymphatics
D. Tumors frequently ulcerate and bleed
A,B,D
Mycosis fungoides is A. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma(?) B. atypical candidiasis C. Deep mycosis D. superficial (cutaneous) tinea E. variant of malignant melanoma
A. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Rhinophyma is typical for
A. Perioral dermatitis B. lupus vulgaris C. acne vulgaris D. atopic dermatitis E. Rosacea
E. Rosacea
Antifungal agents is/are not:
A. Retinoids B. Azoles C. terbinafine D. griseofluvin E. pyridones
A. Retinoids
How long does a keratinocyte take to migrate through all the layers of the epidermis
A. four months
B. one week
C. 40 days
D. turnover takes about 4 weeks
C. 40 days
Scabies may be treated with
A. Local and systemic corticosteroids
B. Only local corticosteroids
C. sulphur incorporated into an ointment base
D. Sulphonamides incorporated in ethanol
C. sulphur incorporated into an ointment base