Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic skin disease caused by:
A. bacterial colonization.
B. absence of melanin.
C. accelerated mitosis.
D. type I hypersensitivity reaction. - Answer-C. accelerated mitosis.
You examine a patient with psoriasis vulgaris and expect to find the following lesions:
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Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic skin disease caused by:
A. bacterial colonization.
B. absence of melanin.
C. accelerated mitosis.
D. type I hypersensitivity reaction. - Answer-C. accelerated mitosis.
You examine a patient with psoriasis vulgaris and expect to find the following lesions:
A. lichenified areas in flexor areas.
B. well-demarcated plaques on the knees.
C. greasy lesions throughout the scalp.
D. vesicular lesions over the upper thorax. - Answer-B. well-demarcated plaques on the
knees.
Psoriatic lesions arise from:
A. decreased skin exfoliation.
B. rapid skin cell turnover, leading to decreased maturation and keratinization.
C. inflammatory changes in the dermis.
D. lichenification. - Answer-B. rapid skin cell turnover, leading to decreased maturation
and keratinization.
Anthralin (Drithocreme®) is helpful in treating psoriasis because it has what kind of
activity?
A. antimitotic
B. exfoliative
C. vasoconstrictor
D. humectan - Answer-A. antimitotic
Treatment options in generalized psoriasis vulgaris include all of the following except:
A. psoralen with ultraviolet A light (PUVA) therapy.
B. methotrexate.
C. cyclosporine.
D. systemic corticosteroids. - Answer-D. systemic corticosteroids.
Which of the following is not a potential adverse effect with long-term high-potency
topical corticosteroid use?
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