secondary skin changes Flashcards

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what is Acanthosis nigricans + where are they

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symmetrical brown, velvet plaques // neck, axilla, groin

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causes Acanthosis nigricans

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T2DM // GI cancer // obesity // PCOS // acromegaly // cushings // hypothyroid

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what meds can cause Acanthosis nigricans

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COCP + nicotinic acid

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pathology Acanthosis nigricans

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insulin resistance –> raised insulin –> raised IGFR1 –> stimulation of keratinocytes

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hisrutism vs hypertrichosis

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hirsutism = androgen hair growth in women // hypertrichosis = excessive hair growth (not androgen dependent, men or women)

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causes hisrutism

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PCOS // congenital adrenal hyperplasia // androgen therapy // adrenal tumour // obesity

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meds that cause hisrutism

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phenytoin, steroids

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assessment hisrutism

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ferriman-Gallwey score

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mx hisrutism

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lose weight // COCP co-cyprindol (VTE risk)

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mx facial hisrutism and contraindication

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topical eflornithine - not in pregnancy or breastfeeding

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causes hypertrichosis

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anorexia // PCT // congenital // drugs eg ciclosporin

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what is erythema nodosum

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inflammation of subcut fat

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symptoms + duration erythema nodosum

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tender, red, nodular legions - usually on shins, no scars, last 6 weeks

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causes of erythema nodosum

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infectio (strep, TB) // sarcoid, IBD, Behcet’s // cancer // meds (penicillin, COCP) // pregnancy

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symptoms + cause pretibial myoexedma

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symmetrical, red, shiny orange peel - Graves disease

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symptoms pyoderma gangrenosum

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initiall small + red –> large, purple, necrotic ulcers

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cause pyoderma gangrenosum

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idiopathy // IBD, connective tissue, myeloproliferative

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what is Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum + what is it assoc with

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shiny, painless red or yellow areas - diabetes

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rash + skin changes SLP

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butterfly phorosensitive rash (spares nasolavial fold) // discoid // alopecia // livedo reticularis

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what is purpura

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bleeding from small blood vessels –> non-blancing rash (petichea are small pupura)

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underlying cause pupura

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low platelets

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children cause pupura

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meningococcal // ALL // bleeding disorder // ITP // HSP

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23
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cause pellagra

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nicotinic acid (b3) deficiency

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RF pellegra

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isoniazid, alcoholics

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symptoms pellagra

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dermatitis (brown scaly rash around sun areas) // diarrhoea // dementia + depression

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symptoms zinc deficiency

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acrodermatitis (red, crust lesion around mouth + anus + distal limbs) // alopecia // short // hypogonad // cognitive impairment // eating clay or soil

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what is acrodermatitis enteropathica

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recessive disease - defect in zinc absorption

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when does polymorphic eruption of pregnancy usually occur

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last trimester

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symptoms polymorphic eruption of pregnancy + which area is spared

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intense itch, pruitic rash, starts in abdomen, periumbilicus spared

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mx polymorphic eruption of pregnancy

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emollients –> mild topical steroids –> oral steroids

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most common skin presentation in pregnancy

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topic eruption

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symptoms atopic eruption

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eczema like, itchy, red rash

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symptoms pemphigoid gestationas

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itchy, blistering lesions in peri-umbilicus, trunk, back, buttocks, arms

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when does pemphigoid gestationas develop

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2-3rd trimester

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mx pemphigoid gestationas

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oral steroids

36
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important, systemic causes of itch (5)

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liver disease // iron deficiency anaemia // polycythaemia // CKD // lymphoma

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symptoms and cause urticaria

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allergy –> pale, pink, raised skin (hives, wheals), itchy

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mx urticaria

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1) non-drowsy antihistamines 2) prednisolone

39
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drugs causes of urticaria

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aspirin, penicillin, NSAIDs, opiates

40
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sedating histamines examples

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chlorpheniramine

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SE sedating histamines

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antimusciranic eg dry mouth, urinary retention

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examples non-sedating antihistamines

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loratidine, certirizine

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what is erythroderma

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any rash taht covers 95% of the skin

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causes erythroderma

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eczema, psoriasis, drugs eg cold, leaukeamia, idiopathic

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what is erythroermic psoriasis

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progresison to exfoliative phase with plaques over most of body - mild systemic upset

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what is acute degeneration erythroermic psoriasis

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usually caused by steroid withdrawal –> admission

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what type of reaction is erythema multiforme

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hypersensitivity

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causes erythema multiforme

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virus (HSV), bacteria, drugs, SLE, sarcoidosis, malignancy

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what drugs can cause erythema multiforme

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penicillin, sulphonamides, carbamazepine, NSAUDs, COCP

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most common cause erythema multiforme

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HSV

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symptoms erythema multiforme

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target lesions, start on hands –> torso, upper limb more common, not normally very itchy

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what is erythema multiforme major

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severe form - mucosal involvement

53
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what drugs cause stevens-johnson

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penicillin, sulphonamides, AEDs (lamotrigene, carbamezepine, phenytoin), allopurinol, NSAIDs, oral pill

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symptoms stevens-johnson

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maculopapular, target lesions, nikolsy +ive, mucosal involvement, fever, arthralgia

55
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mx stevens-johnson

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supportive

56
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drugs causing toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

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penicillin, sulphonamides, carbamezepine, phenytoin), allopurinol, NSAIDs

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symptoms TEN

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systemically unewell, +ive nikolsy, looks like a burn

58
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mx TEN

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stop drugs // Iv Ig // immunosupression eg ciclosporin or cyclophosphamide // plasmapheresis

59
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what is erythema ab igne

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exposure to infrared radiaiotn

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symptoms erythema ab igne

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red sipder webs with hyperpigmentation + telangiectasia - elderly women who sits next to open fire

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drugs causing photosensitivity

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amiodarone!! // tetracycline, sulphonamide, cipro // NSAIDs // SUR // thiazide