key notes

Question 1

treatments for sever excema x2

Answer 1

immunisupressants
phototherapy

Question 2

Chronic inflammatory skin disease via hyperproliferation of keratinocytes
and inflammatory cell infiltration- what disease

Answer 2

psoriasis

Question 3

topical therapy for psoriasis x4

Answer 3

vitamin D analogies
corticosteroids
coal tar preparations
topical retinoids

Question 4

2 systemic therapies for psoriasis

Answer 4

Phototherapy UVB

oral methotrexate, retinoids, biologics

Question 5

fancy name for black heads and white heads

Answer 5

black = open comedones
wite = closed comedones

Question 6

what does acne vulgaris cause

Answer 6

inflamation of sebacous glnads-

comdedones

Question 7

topical therapy for acne vulgaris

Answer 7

Topical benzoyl peroxide

topical antibiotics (e.g. clindamycin)

Question 8

oral therapie for severe acne

Answer 8

retinoids- isotretinoin

Question 9

what can’t be mixed with isotretinoin

Answer 9

tetracyclin- can cause intracranial hypertension

Question 10

3 drugs used to treat acne rosacea

Answer 10

metronidazole
doxycycline,
ivermectin

Question 11

characteristics of basal cell carcinoma x2

Answer 11

Slow growing
locally invasive malignant tumour

of epidermal keratinocytes, rarely metastasises

Question 12

sqaumous cell carcinoma characteristics

Answer 12

Locally invasive malignant tumour of epidermal keratinocytes or its
appendages,

with metastatic potential