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FISSURES ARE PRESENT IN : psoriasis
eczema
atopic dermatitis
PAPULOSQUAMOUS DISEASES ARE :
psoriasis
lichen planus
plityriasis rosea
SIDE EFFECTS OF TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS acne like lesions/ rashes / pigmentation
telangectesia
hypertrichosis
wrinkling of skin .....................so be careful before u use them
UTRICARIA Transient pruritic , papular lesions .
Can be acute or chronic.
Causes
6 I
Infection
Ingestion
Infestation
Injection
Idiopathic
Immune mediated
TYPES OF VERRUCA (WART)
Verruca vulgaris (vulgaris means common)
Verruca plana (in face )
verruca subungum (in nail bed)
periungal wart(around nail)
plantar wart (in sole)
palmar wart (in palm)
SKIN LESIONS IN ACNE
Comedons (diagnostic or pathognomic finding): Black and White varieties
Papules
Pustules
Nodules
Cysts
Scar
DRUGS THAT CAN CAUSE PIMPLE (ACNE) PIMPLE
P- phenytoin
i - isoniazid
m- moisturising cream
p- prednisolone
l- lithium
e- anabolic steroids ................(got to remember this)
ECZEMA
Inflammation of skin characterised by pruritus. eczema could be: Acute :
papulovesicular lesions
erythema oozing
crusting
pruritic
edematous
subacute :
scaling
Types : Exogenous :
1.contact dermatitis
a. allergic
b. irritant
Endogenous : a. atopic dermatitis
b. seborrhoeic dermatits
c. numular eczema
d. lichen simplex chronicus ....................................NOT LICHEN PLANUS
KNOW THESE
leprosy is also known as : Hansen's disease
wart is known as : Verruca
pimple is : Acne
Ringworm is : Tinea ping-pong disease is : Scabies cradle cap is : Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Acne is a disease not a physiological phenomenon.
Common skin commensels are : Pityrosporum ovale , Propionibacterium acne , and Staphylococcal epidermidis .
Agents that cause blistering lesions are known as Vesicants .
Herald's patch or mother's patch are diagnostic of Pityriasis rosea .
READ THESE TOPIC BEFORE U ARE THERE
Fungal infections and anti-fungal agents
Antibiotics (revise once)
corticosteroids : use and side effects
leprosy: pathophysiology, drugs , leprosy reactions and classification
STIs
WHICH BOOK TO READ Davidson
Roxburgh's dermatology
ENJOY DERMA POSTING
BEST OF LUCK.
-SUMAN
better heart 4 better nepal
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