Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers Comprehensive Study Guide

CURRENT MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE

●● Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


Essentials of Diagnosis:
Answer: Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


Essentials of Diagnosis:
-Pruritic, xerotic, exudative or lichenified eruption on face, neck, upper
trunk, writs, and hands and the anecubital and popliteal folds


-Personal or family history of allergic manifestations (eg, asthma,
allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis).


-Tendency to recur

,-Onset in childhood is most patients. Onset after age 30 is very
uncommon


●● Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


General Considerations:
Answer: Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


General Considerations:
-Diagnostic criteria must include pruritus, typical morphology and
distribution (flexural, hand, nipple and eyelid in adults), onset in
childhood, and chronicity.


-Also helpful are (1) a personal or family history of atopy (asthma,
allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, (2) xerosis-ichthyosis, (3) facial pallor
with infraorbital darkening, (4) elevated serum IgE, and (5) repeated
skin infections.


●● Scaling Disorders:

,Atopic Dermatitis:


Clinical Findings:


Symptoms and Signs:
Answer: Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


Clinical Findings:


Symptoms and Signs:
-Itching is key
-Ill-defined, scaly, red plaques affect the face, neck and upper trunk
-Flexural surfaces are also involved
-Virtually all patients with atopic dermatitis have skin disease before age
5


●● Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:

, Clinical Findings:


Laboratory Findings:
Answer: Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


Clinical Findings:


Laboratory Findings:
-Food allergy is uncommon cause of flares
-Eosinophilia and increased serum IgE levels may be presents


●● Scaling Disorders:


Atopic Dermatitis:


Clinical Findings:


DDx:
Answer: Scaling Disorders: