Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a rash that began as small papules and progressed to erythematous linear plaques with oozing yellow fluid? The patient was cleaning bushes around the house a few days prior to rash formation. _____

Hint: diagnosis

_____ contact dermatitis is a non-immunological inflammatory skin reaction from direct damage by chemical or physical irritants

_____ sign (pinpoint bleeding due to scale sloughing/being picked off) is suggestive of psoriasis when picking off the plaque

What is the first-line management for psoriasis? _____ & vitamin D analogue applied x1 daily at seperate times (one in the morning, other in evening) up to 4-8 weeks

What is the school exclusion for head lice? _____

Spot diagnosis = _____

_____ is characterised by well-circumscribed, salmon-coloured plaques with silverly scale

Chronic urticaria (≥ 6 weeks) can be split into _____, autoimmune urticaria, & chronic inducible urticaria (CINDU)

Refer to _____ if psoratic arthritis is suspected in psoriasis

After _____ of no improvement, what is the second-line management for psoriasis? Vitamin D or vitamin D anaolgue x2 daily

Hint: time