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Eczema
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1
Question
What is a common symptom of eczema?
Answer
Itchiness
2
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What is the primary symptom of atopic dermatitis?
Answer
Itchy skin eruption
3
Question
What are some common types of eczema?
Answer
Atopic, seborrheic, contact, allergic, irritant, nummular, asteatotic, stasis, neurodermatitis, lichen simplex chronicus
4
Question
What is the assessment of severity for eczema?
Answer
Clear (normal skin), Mild (dry skin, itching, redness), Moderate (dry skin, itching, redness, excoriation, thickening), Severe (widespread dry skin, itching, redness, excoriation, thickening, bleeding, oozing, cracking)
5
Question
What are some management strategies for eczema?
Answer
Education, optimal skin care, identification and avoidance of triggers, topical and systemic treatments, regular medical supervision
6
Question
What are some common pitfalls in diagnosing eczema?
Answer
Misdiagnosis as scabies, psoriasis, fungus, eczema herpeticum
7
Question
What is a characteristic of eczema herpeticum?
Answer
Typical umbilicated vesicles and severe pain in an unwell patient
8
Question
What are coalescing papules?
Answer
Clusters of small, raised skin lesions
9
Question
What is Herpes simplex virus usually type 1?
Answer
A viral infection that causes cold sores
10
Question
When is urgent hospital admission necessary?
Answer
In cases requiring immediate medical attention
11
Question
What is the chronic condition characterized by increased numbers of Pityrosporum ovale and genetic tendency?
Answer
Seborrheic Dermatitis
12
Question
What is the coin-shaped patches and plaques skin condition secondary to xerosis?
Answer
Nummular Dermatitis
13
Question
What is the extreme case of xerosis characterized by riverbed-type cracking?
Answer
Asteatotic Dermatitis
14
Question
What is the skin condition associated with venous hypertension and complicated by ulceration?
Answer
Stasis Dermatitis
15
Question
What is the chronic skin condition characterized by severe pruritus, habitual excoriating or rubbing, and thickening of the skin?
Answer
Neurodermatitis Lichen Simplex Chronicus
16
Question
What is the acute form of contact dermatitis characterized by symptoms such as stinging, burning, and soreness?
Answer
Acute Irritant Contact Dermatitis
17
Question
What is the delayed inflammatory response form of contact dermatitis commonly seen during diagnostic patch testing?
Answer
Acute Delayed Irritant Contact Dermatitis
18
Question
What is the type of hypersensitivity response in allergic contact dermatitis?
Answer
Type 4
19
Question
What percentage of contact dermatitis cases does allergic contact dermatitis account for?
Answer
20
20
Question
What is the gold standard for diagnosing allergic contact dermatitis?
Answer
Patch testing
21
Question
What is the most common cause of allergic shoe dermatitis?
Answer
Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT)
22
Question
What are the symptoms of acute allergic contact dermatitis?
Answer
Lesions appearing within 24 to 96 hours of exposure