Dermatitis and Eczema — Flashcards

_____ eczema affects the legs, arms and hands of elderly people in the context of very dry skin.

What age group is commonly affected by asteatotic eczema?_____

_____ dermatitis can also cause erythroderma, especially in the immunocompromised (eg. HIV)

The confluent vesicles of pompholyx are pain_____ and pruritic

Hunan hand is due to _____

What kind of dermatitis is seen in Eczema?_____

The sides of the neck in chronic atopic dermatitis may show a striking _____ pigmentation, sometimes referred to as atopic dirty neck.

_____ is the characteristic histopathological feature of acute eczema.

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

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