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It’s This Rash Doc…. Richard de Ferrars GP Programme Director. Name and one Test. Xanthelasma – check lipids. Learning Point You MUST understand primary & secondary prevention Primary prevention – use risk scoring But NOT if familial dyslipidaemia, diabetes.
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It’s This Rash Doc…. Richard de Ferrars GP Programme Director
Name and one Test Xanthelasma – check lipids Learning Point You MUST understand primary & secondary preventionPrimary prevention – use risk scoringBut NOT if familial dyslipidaemia, diabetes
What’s the Diagnosis & Management? Trick questionMix of measles, Kawasaki & scarlet fever Learning PointRash in child with fever:1) Think why is this NOT meningitis 2) Sick/ toxic – think and admit3) Eyes, mouth, lips funny - think
Name and One Test Butterfly rash (SLE) – anti-DNA antibodies Learning PointImmunology blood tests are complex and full of false positivesAlways do esr/ crp first and never request immunology if esr/ crp normal
Variations on a Theme These all come from the same “cell line” What is that cell line? What is each a picture of? All squamous cell – actinic (solar) keratosis, Bowen’s disease, keratoacanthoma, SCC Learning Point:Look at old people’s hands and faces and start to form an idea of this spectrum
Eczema Creams Arrange these creams used in eczema in ascending potencyWhich are available OTC? *Diprobase, *Hydrocortisone, *Eumovate, Betnovate, Dermovate Learning Point:Know what you are using. DO NOT prescribe Eumovate generically
Name and Treatment Erythema Marginatum (Lyme Disease) - Doxycycline Learning Point:Getting more common. Surrey is a hot-spotIf suspected – do paired serology as well as treating
Moles – The Alphabet Four are melanomas One is a benign mole What does ABCD stand for? Asymmetry, border, colour, diameter Learning point:Look at lots, ask lotsBEWARE “let me look again in 6-8 weeks”
Name and Treatment Pityriasis Rosea – Presumed viral, lasts 6-8w, no treatment Learning point:Must remember as commonly brought to the GP
Name and Treatment Pityriasis Versicolor – Fungal (malasessia furfur). Anti-fungal (orally) Learning Point:People who chose the names (diagnosis and cause) are having a laugh….
It’s All Swollen Up… Name the 3 conditions and your first treatment for each Urticaria Angio-oedema Anaphylaxis Anti-histamine Stop the ACE/ AT2 Panic?? Adrenaline? Learning Points:AKT loves emergency drugs. Funny reaction – think drugs
Name and Treament 2 different conditions Molluscum contangiosum – viral & no treatment – Wart virus infection Learning Point:If you start a treatment with low success-rate for a self-limiting & harmless condition you will only be making life difficult for yourself (or other GPs)….
Four Types of Psoriasis PlaqueVit D analogue FlexuralTopical steroids Name the four types shown and good first treatment option GuttatePUVA ErythrodermicAdmit Learning Point:Psoriasis is tricky to get rightDefinitely worth doing learning modules
Four Blisters To Finish… Pemphigoid Shingles Pomphlyx HFM Learning Point:Pemphigoid is the rarest cause of blistering rash!
Learning Points • Rash in child with fever • Think meningitis, think harder if eyes & mouth • Look at lots of age changes AND ASK • Look at lots of moles AND ASK • If in doubt – ask!