Thread: -dermatology-

I was doin a bit of dermat..
thought of revising it this way..

just a few titbits..

poikiloderma- triad of atrophy of skin, reticulate pigmentation and telengiectasia.

patch test is read after -- 48 hours

dx of pemphigus
c/c vesiculobullous disease
flaccid bullae
+ Nickolsky's sign
+ bulla spread sign
tzank smear--acantholytic cells

ash leaf macules are seen in -- tuberous sclerosis

two signs for bed side dx of psoriasis
_ grattage test ... candle wax sign
_ auspitz sign

half and half nails are seen in --Chronic renal failure

koebner's phenomenon / isomorphic phenomenon is seen in
_ psoriasis
_ lichen planus
_ vitiligo

hypopigmentation in pityriasis versicolor is due to
-- functional defect in melanocytes (defective tyrosine metabolism)

posting the qns which were askd for endpostng mcq exam...


mother patch is characteristic of ---

sebaceous glands are --- holocrine glands

contents of the burrow in scabies ---

c/i for use of podophyllin ---

causative organism of trichomycosis axilliaris ---