Skin punch biopsy instrument Clean with surgical spirit Local anesthesia Twist the punch and remove Pull out the skin segment with a curved needle, cut at its bottom attachement Site – active edge. For IMF, out of the sedge, within 1cm from the edge. (at the edge immune complexes are destroyed) For histology transport in 10% formal saline. For IMF, transport in Michelle solution Put a suture, dress with betadine , remove and bath in 2 days, suture removal in 4-5d
DD periungual telengienctasia SLE SSCl DMitis Nail fold erythema ++ - ++ Ragged cuticle - - ++ Capillaroscopy Glomerula r shaped Long capillary loops Visible venules Drop outs and dilated loops Bushy capillaries Drop outs and dilated loops
Ragged cuticle of DMitis
(A) Early scleroderma pattern: few giant capillaries (arrow) and no evident loss of capillaries; (B) active scleroderma pattern -frequent giant capillaries (arrows) with capillary hemorrhage (arrow head); (C) late scleroderma pattern -absent giant capillaries and hemorrhages, severe loss of capillaries with neoangiogenesis (arrow); (D) PM/DM pattern -“bushy” capillaries (arrows), twisted enlarged capillaries; (E) SLE pattern -long capillary loops (arrows) with venular visibility (arrow head); (F) MCTD pattern -dystrophic, extremely convoluted, branched capillary with pseudoglomeruli capillary formation (arrows); (G) nonspecific (H) normal pattern -hairpin capillaries, arranged in a parallel fashion
Cream Lotion Gel Emollient Ointment Acqueous cream – non alkalinizing soap substitute Salicylate – keratolytic
Paraffin Urea – has a moisturizing effect. Good for dry skin Salicylate KMnO4 – for oozing eczmas Bandaging – absorb ooze, allow emollient to act
TB skin EN – never ulcerates. Can affect trunk EI – ulcerates
Calciphylaxis / calcific uremic arteriopathy Very tender Fatty areas – abdomen, buttock, thigh Advanced CKD with MBD Dx : arteriolar calcification and occlusion without vasculitis 2ry infection common. Poor prognosis Rx: optimize Ca /P balance. Sevalemer over CaCO3; cinacalcet over Vit D (reduce PTH. But keep over 100 to Px ABD) IV Na thiosulphate , hyperbaric O2, bisphosphanates IV/PO
Hands palms feet soles
Madura foot
Charcot foot
Chromoblastomycosis
Face Lupus pernio Dmsitis Leprosy – LL, B, TT Cancer Leish Seborrheic dermatitis Scleroderma Malar flush and malar rash Herpes Acrodermatitis enteropathica Sycosis barbae SJS, EM
Vemurafenib and dabrafenib selective BRAF inhibitors that increase overall survival in metastatic melanoma. paradoxically activates the MAPK pathway in keratinocytes and can cause squamous cell carcinomas, often within the first three months of therapy. The risk higher in older patients and they can occur in sun-protected sites.
BCC
Mouth
Kaposi sarcoma Violaceous Head and neck, MM affected HHV8 Differential dx---pyogenic granuloma, hemangioma , melanocytic nevus, granuloma annulare Treatment---radiotherapy, cryosurgery, laser surgery, intralesional chemotherapy