Common Skin Conditions
This chronic inflammatory skin disease is characterized by erythematous plaques with silvery scale, commonly affecting the elbows and knees
What is psoriasis?
This is the most common type of skin cancer.
What is basal cell carcinoma (BCC)?
This topical retinoid is commonly prescribed for acne vulgaris.
What is tretinoin?
Liquid nitrogen is commonly used to perform this procedure.
What is cryotherapy?
A teenager presents with comedones, papules, and pustules on the face
What is acne vulgaris?
This common condition presents with itchy, inflamed skin and is associated with defects in the skin barrier and a history of allergies or asthma.
What is atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
This skin cancer often presents as a scaly, non-healing papule or plaque and has metastatic potential.
What is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)?
This oral medication requires enrollment in a pregnancy prevention program because of its severe teratogenicity.
What is isotretinoin?
This biopsy technique removes a cylindrical core of skin using a circular blade
What is a punch biopsy?
A patient has greasy yellow scales on the scalp and eyebrows.
What is seborrheic dermatitis?
This fungal infection causes annular, scaly plaques with central clearing.
What is tinea corporis?
The ABCDE mnemonic is used to identify this potentially deadly skin cancer.
What is melanoma?
This biologic targets IL-4 and IL-13 signaling and is approved for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.
What is dupilumab (Dupixent)?
This procedure removes superficial epidermal lesions using a flexible blade.
What is a shave biopsy?
A patient develops grouped vesicles on an erythematous base in a unilateral dermatomal distribution.
What is herpes zoster (shingles)?
This viral infection is caused by human papillomavirus and often appears as rough papules on the hands or feet.
What are verruca vulgaris (common warts)?
This precancerous lesion is commonly treated with cryotherapy or topical field therapy.
What is an actinic keratosis (AK)?
This oral antibiotic is frequently used to treat inflammatory acne because of its anti-inflammatory properties.
What is doxycycline?
This therapy combines a photosensitizing agent with blue or red light to treat actinic keratoses.
What is photodynamic therapy (PDT)?
A patient develops painful nodules, draining sinus tracts, and scarring in the axillae and groin.
What is hidradenitis suppurativa?
This poxvirus infection often resolves spontaneously but may be treated with curettage, cryotherapy, or topical therapies when lesions are persistent, numerous, or bothersome.
What is molluscum contagiosum?
Mohs micrographic surgery offers tissue-sparing treatment with complete margin assessment for this type of skin cancer.
What is basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma?
Patients taking this medication require regular laboratory monitoring because of potential hepatotoxicity and bone marrow suppression.
What is methotrexate?
This procedure involves freezing and sectioning tissue during surgery to achieve complete margin control.
What is Mohs micrographic surgery?
An older adult presents with intensely itchy skin followed by the development of large, tense blisters on the trunk and extremities. The blisters typically do not rupture easily, and the Nikolsky sign is negative.
What is bullous pemphigoid?