Contact Dermatitis: Allergic Indian Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Contact Dermatitis: Allergic Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
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: What are the common clinical manifestations and treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis infection?
Answer: Clinical features: Reactive arthritis, conjunctivitis, urethritis, PID. Treatment: Azithromycin or doxycycline.
Extra: Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium. It is the most common bacterial STI. Serovars D-K cause urogenital infections.
Flashcard 8: What are the key characteristics and clinical associations of Campylobacter jejuni?
Answer: Comma-shaped, oxidase (+), grows at 42°C. Causes inflammatory diarrhea (dysentery). Associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome and Reactive arthritis.
Extra: - Morphology: Curved/Comma-shaped rods with polar flagella.
- Growth: Thermophilic (grows at 42°C) on Skirrow agar.
- Transmission: Poultry, puppies, unpasteurized milk.
- Complications: Guillain-Barré syndrome (molecular mimicry with gangliosides) and Reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome).
Flashcard 9: Name some important clinical conditions caused by _____?
Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Extra: Characteristics: Gram-negative bacilli, aerobic, oxidase positive.
Virulence: Exotoxin A (inhibits EF-2).
Treatment: Aminoglycoside + antipseudomonal penicillin (e.g., Piperacillin/Tazobactam).
Flashcard 10: What are the key microbiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Answer: Gram-negative diplococci; causes gonorrhea, PID, and septic arthritis.
Extra: - Morphology: Gram-negative diplococci.
- Key Clinical Features: Gonorrhea, Septic arthritis, Neonatal conjunctivitis, PID, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome.
- Treatment: Ceftriaxone + (Azithromycin or Doxycycline for potential Chlamydia coinfection).
- Note: Unlike N. meningitidis, N. gonorrhoeae has NO polysaccharide capsule.
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