Eczema Flashcards
Risk factors
infections
Stress
Dust mite
What percentage of kids with eczema get better?
65%
Name some differentials for eczema
Scabies
Urticaria (looks like)
Psoriasis
Lichen plants
Where do you get eczema?
Flexures
Where do you get psoriasis?
Extensors
Where do you get lichen planus?
Wrist
Mouth
Genitals
What steroids are used for eczema? List them in order of decreasing potency
Hydrocortisone>eumovate>betnovate>elocon>dermovate
What does eczema hepeticum look like?
Monomorphic blisters
Complications of eczema herpeticum?
Staph / strep infections
How would you treat eczema herpeticum?
Antivirals
Oral antibiotics
Name some different types of eczema
Asteatotitc eczema
Gravitational eczema (varicose eczema)
Allergic or irritant contact dermatitis
Pompholyx
IRritant vs contact dermatitis
Irritant e.g. nappy - immediate reaction
Palms of Han d
Contact - type 4 T cell mediated, takes time
Backs of hand
How do you diagnose irritant/contact dermatitis
Patch testing
Differentials for contact dermatitis
Tinea corporis
Differential for discoid eczema
Scale seen in tinea corporis
Central clearing
BOwen’s disease
