Derm mnemotics – Flashcards
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S: sunlight P: pregnancy A: Addison's disease R: renal failure E: excess iron (hemochromatosis) D: drugs (amiodarone, minocycline)
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Mnemonic for generalized skin hyperpigmentation: SPARED
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Vitaligo P: pityriasis alba or PIH A: Age related - idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis T: tinea versicolor or tuberous sclerosis (ash leaf macule) C: congenital birthmark (hypomelanosis of Ito) H: Hansen's disease (leprosy)
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Mnemonic for white patch of skin - VITALIGO PATCH
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V: viral (HBV and HCV) A: autoimmune (SLE, Sjögren's, RA) S: strept, staph, Henoch-Schönlein purpura C: cryoglobulins, cryofibrinogens, Churg-Stauss/Wegener's granulomatosis U: ulcerative colitis, urticarial vasculitis L: lymphoproliferative dz (e.g., hairy cell leukemia) I: infectious - endocarditis, meningococcemia, gonococcemia, RMSF T: thiazide, phenothiazines, other drugs I: immune complex reaction, iodides, idiopathic S: sulfa drug, PCN, other abx
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Mnemonic for causes of LCV: VASCULITIS
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CHAD's KINKY WIFE GOT LUCKY C: Chronic granulomatous disease H: Hunter's syndrome A: Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia D: Dyskeratosis congenita Kinky: Menke's Kinky hair syndrome W: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome I: Ichythosis, X-linked Fabry's disease Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Type V and IX G6PD deficiency Lesch-Nyhan
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Mnemonic for X-linked recessive genoderms
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IF MOB CCHILD I: Incontinentia pigmenti F: focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz) M: MIDAS syndrome O: Oral-digital-facial syndrome B: Bazex syndrome C: Chondrodysplasia punctata CHILD syndrome
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Mnemonic for X-linked dominant genoderms
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RAP MOPED R: Rothmund-Thompson A: Acrogeria P: Penicillamine M: Marfan's O: Osteogenesis imperfecta P: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum E: Ehlers-Danlos D: Downs
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Mnemonic for causes of Elastosis perforans serpiginosis
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NODOSUM NO: no cause in 60% of cases D: drugs (iodides, bromides, sulfonamides) O: OCP S: Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's U: UC, Crohn's Behcet's M: microbiology, maternity, and malignancy - Strept, TB, Yersinia, mycoplasma - Coccidio, Histo, and blastomycosis - Dermatophytes - Viral
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Mnemonic for causes of erythema nodosum
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ID SCALP I: idiopathic D: drugs S: seb derm, Sezary C: contact derm A: atopic derm L: leukemia/lymphoma P: psoriasis, PRP
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Mnemonic for common causes of exfoliative erythroderma
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P: psoriasis T: Tinea I: Impetigo C: Candida S: Seb derm S: Syphilis
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Mnemonic for common causes of collection of neutrophils in the stratum corneum - PTICSS
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C: Candida A: acropustulosis of infancy T: transient neonatal pustular melanosis P: pustular psoriasis I: impetigo S: Sneddon-Wilkerson (& IgA pemphigus) S: SSSS
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Mnemonic for common causes of collection of subcorneal neutrophils - CAT PISS
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S: Stasis derm T: Tinea A: ACD N: Nummular derm D: Dyshydrosis 2 P: PR I: Id reaction S: Spongiotic pigmenting purpura
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Mnemonic for common causes of spongiotic dermatitis - STAND 2 PIS
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P:Pityriasis (scale) L: Lichenoid lymphacytic infiltrate E: extravasated RBC V: vacuolar degeneration A: apoptotic keratinocytes
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Mnemonic for path findings for PLEVA
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LIMBS L: Lithium I: Interferon M: Malarials B: Beta blockers S: Steroids
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Mnemonic for drugs that can cause psoriasis to flare
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PLS TEN P: PsO, paraPsO, PR, PRP, PLC L: LP, LSC S: Syphilis, seb derm T: Tinea E: Eczema (atopic, contact, irritant, photo) N: Neoplastic (MF, SCC, Bowen's)
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Mnemonic for papulosquamous disorders
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CAGES C: Clostridium A: Anthrax, aspergillosis G: GBS E: Ecthyma S: Spider bite
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Mnemonic for lesions with black eschar
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