- Atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- Diagnosis
- Triggers / Risk Factors
- Assessment
- Management
Category Archives: Dermatology
The daily education pearl – Urticaria
Urticaria
– occurs due to local vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, and tissue edema secondary mast cell degranulation and histamine release. This can be mediated by 4 different mechanism:
The daily educational pearl – dermatitis herpetiformis
= symmetric grouped vesicles, papules, and wheals that are extremely pruritic, that occur on the elbows, knees, scalp, and buttocks
The daily educational pearl – Sweet syndrome
Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis)
= tender, red-to-purple papules and nodules + fever + peripheral neutrophilia