Thursday, January 24, 2008

OSLER WEBER RENDU SYNDROME

TEACH

Telengiectasia
Epistaxis
AV malformation
Cerebral abscess
Haemorrhages-pulmonary,GIT

WARNING SIGNS IN MELANOMA

"ABCDE"

A symmetry
B order irregular
C olour irregular
D iameter > 0.5 cm
E levation

DAYS OF APPEARANCE OF RASHES

Very Sick Patients Must Take Double Exercise

Varicella (chicken pox)- 1st day
Scarlet fever - 2nd day
Pox (small pox) - 3rd day
Mumps - 4th day
Typhus - 5th day
Dengue - 6th day
Enteric fever (typhoid) - 7th day

TIMING OF VIRAL EXANTHEM

Many Similar Rashes Develop In Submarines

1st day-measles
2nd day-scarlet fever
3rd day-rubella
4th day-duke's disease/scarletinella
5th day-erythema infectiosum
6th day-exanthem subitum

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATION OF CANDIDIASIS

THE CANDIDA

Thrush
Hypodermal granulomatosis
Erosions interdigital
Chronic paronychia
Angular chelitis/perleche
Nail-onchomycosis
Diabetic female-vulvovaginitis
Intertrigo
Diabetic male-balanitis/balanoposthitis
Anal-pruritis ani

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Primary Cicatricial Alopecia

North American Hair Research Societyv(NAHRS) Classification System 2001
1. Lymphocytic
  • Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus
  • Lichen planopilaris (LLP)
    • Classic LLP
    • Graham-Little syndrome
    • Frontal fibrosing alopecia
  • Pseudopelade of Brocq
  • Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
  • Alopecia mucinosa
  • Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans
2. Neutrophilic
  • Folliculitis decalvans
  • Dissecting cellulitis
3. Mixed
  • Acne keloidalis
  • Acne necrotica
  • Erosive pustular dermatosis
4. Nonspecific/ end stage cicatricial alopecia

Saturday, January 19, 2008

DERMATOMYOSITIS

MUSCLE PAINS

Malignancy (breast, lung, ovary, GI)
Ungual telangiectasias
Subcutaneous calcinosis
Cardiac
Liver
Eyes (heliotrope lids, photosensitivity, retinopathy)
Poikiloderma / Polyarthritis
Aldolase
Interstitial pneumonitis
Needle biopsy
Sclerodermatomyositis

14 P's
Pruritis
Purple
Periocular rash
Poikiloderma
Palms - mechanic's hands
Peritoneal-ovarian cancer
Paraneoplastic
Photosensitive
Photodermatitis
Periungual telangiectasia
Papules-Gottron
Polyarthritis
Pneumonitis
Polyphasic potentials on EMG

Friday, January 18, 2008

RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LATEX ALLERGY

1. Occupational exposure to latex (HCW / food handlers)
2. Multiple surgical procedures (patients with spinal bifida / congenital abn)
3. Frequent mucosal exposure to natural latex products (dental/contraceptive)
4. Pre-existing hand eczema
5. Atopy
6. Female
7. Fruit allergy

FOOD ALLERGIES ASSOCIATED WITH LATEX ALLERGY

FRUIT LATEX CROSS REACTIVITY MAY OCCUR

1. Avocado
2. Banana
3. Chestnut
4. Kiwi
5. Mango
6. Pineapple
7. Apple
8. Papaya
9. Potato
10.Tomato
11.Spinach
12.Celery

Thursday, January 10, 2008

MULTIPLE LENTIGINES SYNDROME

CLAMP

Centrofacial Lentiginosis
LEOPARD Syndrome
Adolescent Eruptive Len.
Moynahan's Syndrome
Peutz-Jegher's

LICHENOID DISEASE

LLLL AQ CAT

Lichen planus
Lichen planus-like GVHD
Lichenoid Discoid Lupus
Lichenoid Drug Eruption

Au (gold)
Quinidine
Captopril and color developers
Amino salicylic acid (PAS) & arsenicals
Thiazides

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Types of Cutaneous TB

  1. Exogenous infection
    • PIT : Primary inoculation tuberculosis
    • TVC : Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis
  2. Endogenous infection
    • LV : Lupus vulgaris
    • SD : Scrofuloderma
    • AMT : Acute miliary tuberculosis
    • MTA : Metastatic tuberculosis abscess
    • OT : Orificial tuberculosis
  3. Tuberculid
    • EI : Erythema induratum
    • PNT : Papulonecrotic tuberculid
    • LS : Lichen scrofulosorum