SG - Clinical Skin Exam

Question 1

Flat skin lesions

Answer 1

Macules and patches

Question 2

Macule

Answer 2

Flat, non palpable, less than 1cm

Question 3

Patch

Answer 3

Same as a macule just larger than 1 cm

Question 4

Raised lesions

Answer 4

Papule
Plaque
Nodule

Question 5

Papule

Answer 5

Raised

Less than 1 cm

Question 6

Plaque

Answer 6

Broad raised palpable lesion, confluence of smaller raised lesions coming together

Question 7

Nodule

Answer 7

Very large bump or lump larger than 1 cm

Question 8

Raised and fluid filled lesions

Answer 8

Vesicles
Bulla
Pustule

Question 9

Vesicles

Answer 9

Small palpable lesions less than 1 cm filled with fluid

Question 10

Bulla

Answer 10

Large fluid filled lesion larger than 1cm

Question 11

Pustule

Answer 11

Vesicle where fluid inside it is turbid due to pus

Question 12

Linear

Answer 12

In a line

Question 13

Annular

Answer 13

Ring shaped

Question 14

Herpetiform

Answer 14

Clustered together

Question 15

Target Shaped

Answer 15

Shaped like a target

Question 16

Serpiginous

Answer 16

Snake like

Question 17

Discoid/Coin/Round/Nummular

Answer 17

Rounded, circular

Question 18

Gyrate

Answer 18

Whirling in a circle

Question 19

Violaceous

Answer 19

Bluish tint

Question 20

Types of pigmentation

Answer 20

Depigmented
Hyperpigmented
Hypopigmented

Question 21

Intertiginous

Answer 21

Skin flaps

Question 22

Dystrophy

Answer 22

Abnormal formation of skin, common around the skin

Question 23

Excoriation

Answer 23

a scratch

Question 24

Erosion

Answer 24

Loss of skin surface

Question 25

Fissure

Answer 25

This crack

Question 26

Ulcer

Answer 26

full thickness skin loss

Question 27

Fungating

Answer 27

Erupting like a fungus

Question 28

Lichenification

Answer 28

Thickened skin from rubbing

Question 29

Lichenoid

Answer 29

Lichenification that adheres tightly

Question 30

Scaling

Answer 30

Hyperkeratosis, an increase thickening of skin

Question 31

Verrucous

Answer 31

Warty

Question 32

Maceration

Answer 32

Moist peeling skin

Question 33

Desquamation

Answer 33

Skin coming off in scales

Question 34

Exfoliation

Answer 34

Peeling skin

Question 35

Psoriasiform

Answer 35

Large white or silver flakes

Question 36

Keratotic

Answer 36

Horny scale

Question 37

Pityriasiform

Answer 37

Powdery scale

Question 38

Boggy

Answer 38

fluidy

Question 39

Woody

Answer 39

Firm, wood-like

Question 40

Indurated

Answer 40

Thickened via infection, hard and wet

Question 41

Blanching

Answer 41

Color goes away when you press on it

Question 42

Weeping

Answer 42

Oozing, liquidy

Question 43

What causes Tinea Versicolor?

Answer 43

Malessezia yeast

Question 44

Saprophyte

Answer 44

Lives off of dead and decaying matter

Question 45

Dermatophyte

Answer 45

Infects keratinized skin

Question 46

Is Tinea Versicolor a saprophyte or dermaophyte?

Answer 46

Saprophyte

Question 47

Treatment for Tinea Versicolor

Answer 47

Antifungals

Question 48

Presentation of Tinea Versicolor

Answer 48

Hypo/Hyperpigmented, or Erythematous macules on trunk

Question 49

How do we treat Pityriasis Rosa?

Answer 49

Erythromycin treats this

Question 50

Presentation of Pityriasis Rosa

Answer 50

Starts with a herald patch and within 1-2 weeks, general exanthem of bilateral and symmetric macules with scaling along cleavage lines

Question 51

Common cause of Pseudomonas Folliculitis

Answer 51

Hot tub is a common cause of this

Question 52

Presentation of Pseudomonas Folliculitis

Answer 52

Pruitic, erythematous macules progressing to papules and pustules

Question 53

Cause of Seabather's Eruption

Answer 53

Cnidaria Larvae exposure

Question 54

Treatment for Seabather's Eruption

Answer 54

Wash with fresh water, NO RUBBING

Question 55

Presentation of Seabather's

Answer 55

Inflammatory papules in area of exposure

Question 56

Other name for Atopic Dermatitis?

Answer 56

Eczema

Question 57

Presentation of eczema

Answer 57

Xerosis (dry skin), ezcematous lesions, lichenification

Question 58

Treatment for Eczema

Answer 58

Control triggers and itching

Question 59

Etiology of Psoriasis

Answer 59

Hyperproliferation of keratinocytes

Question 60

Treatment for Psoriasis

Answer 60

Anti-inflammatories