HIGH YIELD POINT FOR DERMATOLOGY 2015

HIGH YIELD POINT FOR DERMATOLOGY 2015


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Psoriasis-

· Classical- Nb UVB--> followed by--> PUVA

· Eruptive(guttate)--> comes with sore throat--> Ampicillin, Nb UV-B

· Erythroderma--> retinoids, Steroids+Mtx

· Pustular (reverse of erythroderma)--> Retinoids, Mtx+Steroid. Pustular psoriasis in pregnancy is called Impetigo Herpetiformis. It only presents as erythmatous rash. Rx: Steroids

· Arthropathy- Etranercept, Mtx+ Steroid

· Inverse psoriasis(flexural)- steroids

· HIV associated- retinoids

· Pregnancy- Topical steroids alone


T. Capitis-

· Non-inflammatory: Alopecia, Itchy, Broken hair

▪ Black dots--> T. tonsurans(M/C)

▪ Gray patch--> T. mentagrophytes

▪ Seborrhoic

· Inflammatory- Kerion(M.Canis; boggy nodule); Pustular; Favus (scutulae-->yellowish crust)-->T. Schoenlenni-->Endemic in Jammu

Endothrix--> tvs (tonsurans,violaceum, schonlenni) Ectothrix-->all others

DOC--> Greiseofulvin 6-8 wks; Prednisolone-->kerion



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