DERMAT.:-FREQUENTLY ASKED TOPICS-IMP.

1) "chancroid--haemophilus ducreyi,soft chancre,multiple necrotic-tender penile ulcers,LN'S inv.,NO fever,DOC.sulphonamides"-------------------------((9))

2) "lichen planus---wickham's striae seen,hyperpig. Patches over legs,scarring alopecia,(plane,purple,polygonal,pruritic,papule),"-------------------------((8))

3) "LGV/lymphogranuloma venereum---chamydia trachomatis/Bedsonian org.,genital ulcer not seen,necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenitis ,DOC.-doxycycline ,LGV in females--proctitis,rectal stricture,elephantiasis,,Esthiomene is seen , Frei's test +ve."----------------------((8))

4) "acne vulgaris---Rx,nodulocystic acne,"----------------------------((7))

5) "AIDS---clinicalcriteria,screening test-ELISA,confirmatory test-ELISA+WB,karpas test used,oral hairy leukoplakia,PEP,kaposi sarcoma,aphthous ulcer seen."-------------------------------((7))

6) "alopecia areata---exlcamation mark seen ,Rx."--------------------((5))

7) "atopic dermatitis---( Itch is the disease ), "" DENNIE MORGAN FOLD "" seen"------((5))

8) "contact dermatitis---(delayed H.R-Type IV-induration),Nickel,(Berloque dermatitis-cosmetics),AIR-borne C.D.-due to Parthenium,Endogenous C.D.-seborreic D.,Atopic D., urticaria."--------------((5))

9) "gonorrhoea---commonest V.D.in india,I.P.=2-5days,pus per urethra,does not inv. Testes,Rx-procaine penicillin4.8megaunits+probenecid1g orally"-----------------------------------((4))

11) "icthyosis vulgaris---granular layer-absent,autosomal recessive,Crocodile skin/Sauroderma,drugs-INH,clofazimine,nicotinamide,"-----------------------------(4))

12) "Vitiligo---also seen in D.M.,Rx -psoralen used"-------------------------((4))

13) "Wood's ligth---coral red fluoresence --porphyria, WAVE-LENGTH=360nm"------------------((4))

14) candidiasis---( washerman's hand-intertrigo ) ( systamatic candidiasis -Rx ketoconazole -D.O.C.)------((3))

15) "dermatisis herpetiformis---multiple grouped papulovesicular lesion ,Rx-gluten free diet /DOC.-dapsone."------------------------((3))

16) erythema multiforme------------------------------((3))

17) "granloma inguinale---diag. Smear ,Rx-streptomycin"---------------((3))

18) "herpes simplex---most common site-face ,Rx-pri.H.S.=acyclovir, herpes genitalis"------------------((3))

19) "herpes zoster---ballooning seen , multiple grouped vesicle over T10 seg.ass. With pain"---------------((3))

20) "NAILS---koilonchia in iron def. Anemia , Beaus lines seen in arsenic poisoning ,leuconychia in liver failure ,onycholysis in psoriasis ,( nail infec.--- by Trichophyton ,Epidermophyton ,Candida …)(nail inv.in-psorisis,dermatophytosis,L.P.)"---------------((3))

21) pyoderma capitis---cyctic swelling over scalp with easily plkable hair--KOH staining done(?fungal)-------------------((3))

22) "pityriasis rosea---Fir-tree app. , Herald patch ,"----------------------------((3))

23) "psoralen+PUVA treatment---vitiligo,psorisis,mycosis fungoides"----------------------((3))

24) "SLE---& DLE---drugs causing chorthiazide ,chloroquine?,tetracycline,clofazimine…"--------------(3)