Red Face Flashcards
what presents as erythematous scaling patches on the scalp, hairline, eyebrows, eyelids, central face, nasolabial folds, external auditory canals, or central chest

- seborrheic dermatitis
what is a very common inflammatory reaction to the Malassezia yeast that thrives on oil producing skin

- seborrheic dermatitis
what is seborrheic dermatitis a reaction to

- Malassezia yeast
seborrheic dermatitis is often ______ in darker skin types
- hypopigmented
treatment for seborrheic dermatitis for the face
- desonide (low potency steroids) - ketoconazole cream
treatment for seborrheic dermatitis for the scalp and chest
- ketoconazole - selenium sulfide - zinc pyrithione shampoos
what is a diffuse, yellowish greasy scale throughout the scalp of an infant that is also from the mallasezia species

- infantile seborrheic dermatitis (cradle cap)
what can help with gentle removal of the cradle cap
- baby shampoo
what presents with facial erythema on the nose and cheeks as well as a few small telangiectasis within the erythema without scale that worsens with exercise, spicy foods, alcohol

- rosacea
where does rosacea present
- nose - cheeks - brow - chin - eyelids and eyes
what is erythema and telangiectasis with/without papules and pustules indicative of

- rosacea
absence of ________ distinguishes rosacea from acne vulgaris
- comedones (blackheads)
what is dermal and sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the nose

- rhinophyma
what is a symptom of ocular rosacea

- conjunctivitis
what type of rosacea has facial erythema, scattered papules, pustules on the nose, forehead, cheeks and chin with thickened sebaceous skin

- phymatous rosacea
treatment for rosacea
- metronidazole - sodium sulfacetamide - azelaic acid - sulfur cleaners - oral antibiotics for lesions
all patients with rosacea should use ______ daily
- sunscreen
what can treat the erythema with rosacea
- lasers/light
what do you use for severe cases of rosacea
- isotretinoin
ask all patients with rosacea about any ______ symptoms
- ocular
what is perioral dermatitis

- made worse with steroids
what makes perioral dermatitis rosacea different
- spares the nose
treatment for perioral dermatitis
- tetracycline or macrolide for 1 month
what kind of rash is photodistributed, often scaly or scarring and spares the nasal creases

- lupus rash



