Contact Dermatitis: Allergic — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ dermatitis presents with a pruritic, oozing rash with vesicles and edema due to a type IV HSR

Answer: Contact

Flashcard 2: _____ is the only recommended systemic therapy for chronic hand eczema.

Answer: Alitretinoin

Flashcard 3: The diagnosis of contact dermatitis is made by _____ test

Answer: patch

Flashcard 4: Photoallergic contact dermatitis has a similar presentation to other forms of allergic contact dermatitis but with a predilection for _____ sites, particularly during the initial stages.

Answer: photo exposed

Flashcard 5: _____ is the most frequent contact allergen for contact dermatitis

Answer: Nickel

Flashcard 6: Irritant contact dermatitis and Candida dermatitis present similarly, but the former _____ the skinfolds

Answer: spares

Flashcard 7: Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer:

Extra: reactive arthritis, conjunctivitis, urethritis, PIDazithromycin or doxycycline

Flashcard 8: Campylobacter jejuni

Answer: -

Extra: comma shapedgrows at 42° C mnemonic: Campy likes a hot campfire +dysentery, Guillain-Barre, reactive arthritispoultry, puppies, undercooked meat, unpastuerized dairy

Flashcard 9: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer: -

Extra: bacilliaerobic-+pneumonia, otitis externa, UTI, osteomyelitis, folliculitisaminoglycoside + wide spectrum penicillinexotoxin A

Flashcard 10: Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer: -

Extra: diplococciyes, polysaccharide capsule-gonorrhea, septic arthritis, neonatal conjunctivitis, PID, Fitz-Hugh-Cutris syndromeceftriaxone + (azithromycin or doxycycline for potential chlaymidia coinfection)