Dr Richard Carr
Dr Richard Carr
Dr Richard Carr
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Diagnostic Approach to Inflammatory Skin: Logical & Algorithmic<br />
Reaction Pattern<br />
e.g. Psoriasiform (only)<br />
Psoriasis<br />
Cell Type<br />
e.g. Lymphocytes<br />
predominate<br />
List of Diseases<br />
Chronic (spongiotic) dermatitis:<br />
Allergic contact / numular /<br />
dyshidrotic / photoallergic;<br />
AIDS associated psoriasiform<br />
dermatitis; Pityriasis rosea (herald<br />
patch); Pityriasis rubra pilaris;<br />
Seborrhoeic dermatitis; External<br />
trauma (LSC etc); Deficiency<br />
diseases; Dermatophytosis;<br />
Candidiasis<br />
Detailed Features<br />
Parakeratosis & loss of granular layer<br />
Small spongiform pustules<br />
Marked regular acanthosis & fusion of rete ridges<br />
Thin supra-papillary plate<br />
Long oedematous dermal papillae & dilated vessels<br />
Dermal papillae club shaped at tip<br />
1 st Differential<br />
Psoriasis (plaque type)<br />
Dermatophytosis; Candidiasis<br />
Clinical Correlation<br />
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