Key WordsMohs, excision, lasers, electrodessication, curettage, cryosurgery, botox, fillers, liposuction, cosmetic Punch biopsy, shave biopsy, electrodesiccation and curettage (ED&C), blunt dissection, and simple excision and suture closure are the…
Key Wordsconnective tissue disease, lupus, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, CREST syndrome, Raynaud disease, telangiectasias, morphea, scleroderma, autoantibodies, antinuclear antibodies Autoimmune Diseases Diseases that result from attack by one’s own immune system…
Key Wordshypersensitivity syndrome, Sweet syndrome, Schamberg disease, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrosis, erythema, dermatosis, Churg–Strauss syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, erythema elevatum diutinum, pyoderma gangrenosum …
CORTICOSTEROIDS (TOPICAL) * Generics are listed in bold type Group Brand name, Generics listed as cream, ointment, lotion, gel, solution % Generic name (g; unless noted) (many are generics of…
Key WordsHPV, HIV, herpes, viral infections, STIs, molluscum contagiosum, Bowenoid papulosis, papillomavirus, neonatal herpes, suppressive therapy Genital Warts Virus Types Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes warts and anogenital malignancy. HPV…
Retinoids Name Base Concentration Packaging Altreno (tretinoin) Lotion 0.05% 45.0 g Retin-A (tretinoin) Cream 0.025%, 0.05%, 0.1% 20.0 g, 45.0 g Gel 0.01%, 0.025% 15.0 g, 45.0 g Liquid 0.05% 28.0 mL Retin-A Micro (tretinoin) Gel…
Key Wordspsoriasis, pityriasis rubra pilaris, seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis rosea, lichen planus, lichen sclerosus, Grover disease, Reiter syndrome, topical steroid, pityriasis lichenoides Papulosquamous diseases are a group of disorders characterized…
Key Wordsimpetigo, cellulitis, erysipelas, gas gangrene, soft tissue infection, necrotizing fasciitis, folliculitis, sycosis barbae, acne keloidalis, distal dactylitis, meningitis, purpura fulminans Skin Infections The two Gram-positive cocci Staphylococcus aureus…
Key Wordssexually transmitted bacterial infection, gonorrhea, chlamydia, PID, genital warts, genital herpes, urethritis, gonococcal, syphilis, cervicitis, lymphogranuloma venereum Sexually Transmitted Disease Presentations Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can present as…
Key Wordsacne, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, hidradenitis, benzoyl peroxide, isotretinoin, hormone therapy, comedonal acne, nodulocystic, erythema, hidradenitis suppurativa Acne Acne, a disease of the pilosebaceous unit, appears in males and…
