derm Flashcards
(28 cards)
site in infants for eczema ?
extensor surfaces (flexor surfaces are spared)
site in older children ?
classically in flexural distribution
management of eczema ?
emollients +/- topical steroids
what kind of dermatitis is nappy rash?
contact
management of nappy rash?
keep the skin clean and dry, change nappies regularly
what can you use in nappy rash if its not going away >
steroids
what can you use when it has healed?
barrier creams with every nappy change
cradle cap, non itchy, yellow scale on scalp of newborn?
seborrhiec dermatitis
where does SD affect infants?
flexural surfaces - axillae, neck creases, groin with no sparing of folds
management of SD?
emollients and steroids
what is roseola caused by?
roseola virus
how do you differentiate roseola and rubella
lack of sub occipital lymphadenopathy in roseola
what is erythema infectiosum associated with
fever and polyarthritis
if a mother gets erythema infectiosum, what is there a risk od?
metal death
progression of chicken pox?
macules - papules - vesicles
what happens to lesions in chicken pox?
they burst and crust over
hand foot and mouth caused by?
coxackie virus
presentation of HFM
sore throat with grey vesicles surrounded by erythema and mouth ulcers
purpura on extensor surfaces with abdominal pain and flitting arthralgia?
HSP
low platelets with post infective purpura with mild mucosal bleeding
ITP
what is molluscum contagiosum caused by?
pox virus
itchy pearly pink papules with umbilicated centre, usually on head neck and trunk?
molluscum contagiosum
what causes impetigo?
staph aureus
topical treatment of impetigo?
topical fusidic acid
