Name: Gunveer Plahe         

Theme: Skin Pathology

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Acanthosis Nigricans	I	Lupus erythematosus
B	Bowen’s Disease	J	Pemphigoid
C	Dermatitis Herpetiformis	K	Pemphigus
D	Eczema	L	Pityriasis Rosea
E	Erythema Multiform	M	Psoriasis Vulgaris
F	Erythema Nodosum	N	Pyoderma gangrenosum
G	Keratoacanthoma	O	Rosacea
H	Lichen Planus	P

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 25 year old woman presents with steatorrhoea, abdominal pain and malaise. On examination, she is noted to have an itchy blistering eruption of the skin on her elbows, knees and buttocks.

 

2. A 19 year old man presents with salmon pink, oval lesions on his back, distributed in a ‘Christmas tree’ pattern. The rash has spontaneously resolved 8 weeks later.

 

3. A 43 year old woman complains of small, purple bumps on the inside of her wrist, which she describes as “intensely itchy”. On inspection, the papules have a ‘mother of pearl’ sheen.  She also has white streaks on her tongue.

 

4. A 70 year old woman presents with large, itchy blisters on her arms and legs. Histology reveals that they are subepidermal bullae and shows eosinophilic infiltration.    

 

5. A 10 year old asthmatic boy presents to his GP with an itchy, erythematous, weeping rash on the fronts of his elbows and behind his knees.  

 

ANSWERS

1. C

2. L

3. H

4. J

5. D