SKIN DISEASES

Question 1

2 types of acne?

Answer 1

acne vulgaris
acne rosacea

Question 2

acne vulgaris aetiology

Answer 2

disorder of the pilosebaceous apparatus

Question 3

acne vulgaris presentation

Answer 3

comedones
papules
pustules
nodules
cysts
scars

Question 4

acne rosacea age

Answer 4

adults

Question 5

acne rosacea presentation

Answer 5

flushing
erythema
telangiectasia
inflamed papules
pustules

Question 6

what is acne rosacea associated with

Answer 6

conjunctivitis
triggered by spicy foods, alcohol, stress, temp change and sunlight

Question 7

how to differ acne to periorofacial dermatitis

Answer 7

acne causes comedones and larger deeper spots

Question 8

what is a comedone

Answer 8

black head

Question 9

periorofacial dermatitis presentation

Answer 9

itchy red papules around mouth, nose and eyes

Question 10

what makes periorofacial dermatitis worse?

Answer 10

steroid creams

Question 11

3 types of bacterial infections

Answer 11

impetigo
furunculosis
erysipelas

Question 12

cause of impetigo

Answer 12

staph and strep infection

Question 13

impetigo presentation

Answer 13

exudate/ yellow crusting, blisters

Question 14

what can impetigo trigger

Answer 14

glomerulonephritis

Question 15

impetigo tx

Answer 15

antibiotic ointment

Question 16

furunculosis cause

Answer 16

pustular s.aureus infection of a hair follicle

Question 17

furunculosis presentation

Answer 17

tender nodule

Question 18

red flags of furunculosis

Answer 18

diabetes

Question 19

what is erysipelas and its cause

Answer 19

form of cellulitis
gp A beta haemolytic strep infection

Question 20

erysipelas presentation and symptoms

Answer 20

spreading red edge - sharp line of demarcation
discomfort, fever, and malaise

Question 21

erysipelas tx

Answer 21

systemic antibiotic - penv

Question 22

types of viral infections

Answer 22

viral warts
molluscum contagiosum
herpes simplex
herpes zoster

Question 23

what virus causes viral warts

Answer 23

HPV

Question 24

where do viral warts present

Answer 24

face - commonly in beard area of men

Question 25

what virus causes molluscum contagiosum

Answer 25

DNA pox virus

Question 26

what type of HSV causes facial lesions

Answer 26

HSV1

Question 27

molluscum contagiosum presentation

Answer 27

umbilicated papules

Question 28

presentation of primary eruption of HSV1

Answer 28

acute gingiva-stomatitis malaise fever

Question 29

what are HSV1 recurrences triggered by

Answer 29

UV menstruation stress respiratory tract infections

Question 30

HSV1 symptoms

Answer 30

tingling burning pain secondary infection

Question 31

what disease may recurrent HSV result in

Answer 31

eczema herpeticum

Question 32

HSV1 treatment

Answer 32

antiseptics antivirals

Question 33

herpes zoster aetiology

Answer 33

reactivation of chicken pox virus in dorsal root ganglion

Question 34

herpes zoster presentation

Answer 34

unilateral eruption - burning, erythema, grouped vesicles, crusting

Question 35

who does herpes zoster commonly present in

Answer 35

elderly or immunsuppressed

Question 36

types of fungal infections

Answer 36

dermatophyte candida eczema contact dermatitis photodermatitis lichen planus

Question 37

dermatophyte presentation

Answer 37

'ringworm' or 'tinea' at various body sites itchy, scaly plaque with peripheral spread/ pustular area with hair loss (kerion)

Question 38

dermatophyte tx

Answer 38

topical steroids topical and/or systemic antifungals

Question 39

what type of pathogen is candida

Answer 39

opportunistic

Question 40

candida presentation

Answer 40

white plaques within the mouth and on tongue

Question 41

name of condition caused by candida in 'wet workers'

Answer 41

paronychia

Question 42

acute eczema presentation

Answer 42

red, swollen, papules, vesicles

Question 43

chronic eczema presentation

Answer 43

scaly, pigmented, thickened, accenuated, skin markings

Question 44

types of endogenous eczema

Answer 44

atopic eczema seborrheic eczema

Question 45

types of exogenous eczema

Answer 45

allergic contact dermatitis irritant contact dermatitis photocontact dermatitis

Question 46

eczema tx

Answer 46

avoid irritants moisturisers steroids UVL

Question 47

what is atopic eczema

Answer 47

genetic predisposition to develop eczema, asthma, hayfever

Question 48

what causes seborrhoeic eczema

Answer 48

pityrosporum yeast

Question 49

where does seborrheic eczema present

Answer 49

scalp (dandruff) face (nasio-labial folds, glabella, eyebrows)

Question 50

cause of seborrheic eczema

Answer 50

stress induced immunosuppression

Question 51

what test must be carried out for allergic contact dermatitis

Answer 51

patch test

Question 52

what medications can cause photodermatitis

Answer 52

diuretics NSAIDs antibiotics

Question 53

what is psoriasis

Answer 53

chronic non-inflammatory disease

Question 54

psoriasis presentation

Answer 54

well demarcated, scaley plaques

Question 55

lichen planus presentation

Answer 55

itchy, flat-topped papules on wrists and legs

Question 56

how does lichen planus present in the mouth

Answer 56

white asymptomatic lacy reticulate streaks

Question 57

what is bowens disease

Answer 57

actinic keratoses pre-cancerous scaley lesions on sun-damaged skin

Question 58

what does bowens disease present as

Answer 58

thickened area of skin (looks like psoriasis)

Question 59

what is the risk of bowens disease

Answer 59

early form of skin cancer - SCC in situ

Question 60

types of basal cell carcinoma

Answer 60

nodular superficial cystic multicentric morphoeic

Question 61

basal cell carcinoma presentation

Answer 61

raised, pearly edge

Question 62

does basal cell carcinoma metastasise

Answer 62

no - locally invasive

Question 63

basal cell carcinoma tx

Answer 63

surgical excision PDT cyrotherapy

Question 64

SCC precursors

Answer 64

actinic keratoses bowens disease

Question 65

risk factors of malignant melanoma

Answer 65

fam history number of moles sun exposure sunbed use skin type immunosuppression