Common Skin Diseases

Dr M Feldman
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Acne
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Psoriasis
Psoriasis
Psoriasis
Flexural psoriasis
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Pityriasis Rosea
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Pityriasis versicolor
Pityrosporum orbiculare (Malassezia furfur).
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Eczema
 Eczema
 Atopic  Varicose
 Irritant
Contact  Numnular
dermatitis eg ring
 Nickel
 Nickel dermatitis –
a type of allergic
contact dermatitis

 Allergiccontact –
patch test
 Type 4 sensitivity
 72 hours
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 Urticaria - dermatographism
 Type 1 – prick
tests immediate
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 Solar keratosis
 Skin Cancers
 Solar Keratoses
• Premalignant
• Sun exposed areas
• Non pigmented
• Roughening
 Seek Help
 Treatment – liquid
nitrogen
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 BCC
 Basal Cell carcinoma (rodent ulcer)
• Common
• Sun exposed areas
• Whipcord edge
• Central ulceration
• Locally invasive only
• Slow growing
• Danger near eye
 Treatment - excision
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 Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous Cell carcinoma
• Less common
• Poorly defined edge
• Persistent scaly patch
• Not usually pigmented
• Sun exposed areas
• May be a nodular
• May metastasise
 Treatment-excision
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 Melanoma
 Melanoma – incidence increasing
 Family History
 Fair skin
 Legs in women
 Back in men
 History of burning ( cf blistering )
 Melanoma
 Melanoma
 Asymmetry
 Varied Pigment
 Change in shape or colour or size
 Bleeding, Itching
 Satellite lesions
 Melanoma
 Melanoma

 Can spread easily

 Early excision can cure

 Prognosis related to depth

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Lichen Planus
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Lichen Simplex
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Dermatitis Herpetiformis
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Pemphigoid
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Pemphigus
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Acne Rosacea
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SLE
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Herpes simplex
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Herpes Zoster
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Impetigo
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Measles
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Rubella
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ChickenPox
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Alopecia areata
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Vitiligo
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Pityriasis Alba
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Thrush
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Granuloma annulare
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Ringworm
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Necrobiosis lipoidica
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Erythema nodosum
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Keratocanthoma
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Pyogenic granuloma
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Erythema multiform