Answer and Explanation 15

15.  B is the correct answer.  Discoid Lupus Erythematous is a chronic scarring made worse with sun exposure.  These patients may or may not have SLE.  Treatment involves sunscreen, topical steroids, and/or antimalarial agents.  Numular eczema is not as raised or as scarred as that lesion.  Tinea versicolor is a lighter color.  Erythema multiforme is target shaped.

Question 15

15.  Please identify the rash in the picture below:

A.  Tinea Versicolor

B.  Discoid Lupus Erythematous

C.  Numular Eczema

D.  Erythema Multiforme

Answer and Explanation 14

14.  B is the correct answer.  Inclusion cyst presents as tender raised areas that may be flesh colored or erythematous.  Ganglions are usually painless, freely movable, usually in the wrists.  Lipomas are usually wider and not raised that much.  They are freely movable.

Question 14

14. Please identify the lesion below:

A.  Ganglion

B.  Inclusion Cyst

C.  Lipoma

D.  Carcinoma of the finger

Answer and Explanation 13

13.  A is the correct answer.  Numular eczema is "coined shaped." It has dry flaky patches of pruritic lesions.  Erythema nodosum is more  painful and is not flaky.  Tinea is well demarcated and more circular.  Pityriasis is usually on the trunk and has a herald patch and has a christmas tree appearance.  

Question 13

13.  Please identify the rash below:

A.  Numular eczema

B.  Erythema Nodosum

C.  Tinea Corporis

D.  Pityriasis

Answer and Explanation 12

12.  C is the correct answer.  Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis typically has a predrome of a week or two with fever, malaise, and sore throat,  TEN then typically has mucus membrane involvement which are painful and may cause pain with eating or breathing.