IDENTIFY THE DIAGNOSIS
Hypopigmented macules on the trunk that do not tan and worsen in summer.
Answer: What is tinea versicolor?
Initial treatment for uncomplicated tinea pedis.
Answer: What is topical antifungal therapy (e.g., clotrimazole or miconazole)?
Tinea corporis that does not respond to topical therapy.
Answer: What is systemic antifungal therapy?
Clue: Psoriasis may be the first manifestation of this disease.
Answer: What is HIV?
Clue: Organism responsible for most dermatophyte infections.
Answer: What is Trichophyton?
Purple, polygonal, pruritic papules with Wickham striae on the wrists.
Answer: What is lichen planus?
Best treatment for tinea capitis in children.
Answer: What is oral antifungal therapy (griseofulvin or terbinafine)?
Clue: Suspected ocular involvement in shingles.
Answer: What is urgent ophthalmology referral?
Clue: The Auspitz sign is associated with this disorder.
Answer: What is psoriasis?
Clue: Yeast responsible for tinea versicolor.
Answer: What is Malassezia furfur?
Sudden onset of grouped vesicles along a single dermatome with preceding pain.
Answer: What is herpes zoster?
First-line antiviral therapy for acute shingles.
Answer: What is valacyclovir, acyclovir, or famciclovir?
Clue: Pigmented lesion with asymmetry, irregular borders, and color variation.
Answer: What is biopsy for melanoma?
Clue: “Stuck-on,” waxy lesions in older adults.
Answer: What is seborrheic keratosis?
Clue: Fungal infection affecting nails requiring prolonged oral therapy.
Answer: What is onychomycosis?
Rough, scaly lesion on sun-exposed skin that may progress to malignancy.
Answer: What is actinic keratosis?
Clue: Recommended management of painful subungual hematoma.
Answer: What is nail trephination?
Clue: Extensive candidal intertrigo in immunocompromised patient
Answer: What is oral antifungal therapy?
Clue: The most lethal skin cancer.
Answer: What is malignant melanoma?
Clue: Intertriginous rash caused by Candida species.
Answer: What is candidal intertrigo?
Expanding annular rash with central clearing after tick exposure.
Answer: What is Lyme disease (erythema migrans)?
Clue: Treatment of basal cell carcinoma.
Answer: What is surgical excision or shave biopsy?
Clue: Suspected anthrax exposure.
Answer: What is immediate antibiotics and public health notification?
Clue: Cutaneous anthrax lesions progress to this characteristic finding.
Answer: What is a black eschar?
Clue: First-line topical agent for tinea versicolor.
Answer: What is selenium sulfide?