Neonatal Dermatologic Findings. Common and Usually Benign Dermatologic Findings.
The Fundamentals of Dermatologic Diagnosis
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The Fundamentals of Dermatologic Diagnosis
Mary E. Hurley, MDClinical Instructor, UTSW
Private Practice, Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
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What is most difficult of all? It is what appears most simple:
to see with your eyes what lies in front of your eyes.
Goethe
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General Observation
Start gathering data the moment you walk in the room
Ask yourself the following questions– Is the patient
awake, alert, and responsive? well appearing? acutely ill appearing? chronically ill appearing? in distress or uncomfortable?
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uncomfortable child with atopic dermatitis
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History and Review of Systems
Make sure you ask appropriate questions in the history and review of systems.
– What is the location of the problem? – How long have they had the problem? – Does is itch? – Is it painful? – What makes it better or worse? – What treatments have they tried? – Is the patient on any medicines? – Does the patient have a family history of skin disease or skin
cancer?
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The Skin Exam
Perform a total body skin exam in a systematic and deliberate manner. – This includes the entire skin surface, the hair, the
nails, the conjunctiva, and the oral and genital mucosa.
– Ideally, the patient would remove undergarments and wear an examination gown only.
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The Skin Exam
Be sure to examine the oral mucosa! Oral erosion in SLE.
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The Skin Exam
Melanoma can appear anywhere. If you don’t look, you will miss it, and the patient may miss an opportunity for therapy.
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The Skin Exam
Examination of the skin is an essential part of a thorough patient encounter.
Observation and palpation are the two most important aspects of the skin exam.
– Please seek to examine a patient’s entire skin surface. Patient wearing a gown Preserve modesty
– Good lighting is essential. Natural light is optimal.
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The Skin Exam
Specific language used to describe the characteristics of skin lesions
Distribution Arrangement Type of lesion
– Primary lesion– Secondary lesion
Color Features based on touch/palpation
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Distribution
Generalized vs localized Exposed vs non-exposed Sun-exposed vs non-sun-exposed Acral (head, neck and extremities) vs truncal Extensor (posterior arms, anterior legs) vs flexor (anterior arms, posterior legs) surfaces Bilateral vs unilateral Upper vs lower extremity Dermatomal (following the distribution of a spinal nerve root) Hair-bearing (non-glabrous) vs non-hair-bearing (glabrous) skin Follicular vs perifollicular vs non-follicular Seborrheic (areas with high concentrations of sebaceous glands: e.g. brows, nasolabial folds) Facial, periocular, perioral Intertriginous (areas where skin folds on itself) Mucous membrane Sites of pressure Sites of trauma (koebnerization) Palmo-plantar Periungual (around the fingernails)
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Sun Exposed
malar rash of acute cutaneous lupus
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symmetric and generalized
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dermatomal following the distribution of a spinal nerve root
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atopic dermatitis involving flexoral areas
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nickel dermatitis from earring
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Arrangement
Isolated Scattered Grouped
– Herpetiform (random grouping)– Zosteriform (grouping in dermatomes)
Circular– Annular (complete ring)– Arciform (incomplete ring)– Polycyclic (multiple rings)
Linear Angular Reticulated or mat-like
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Grouped (herpetiform)
herpes simplex infection
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Grouped (zosteriform)
herpes zoster
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Annular (complete ring)
pustular psoriasissubacute cutaneous lupus
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LinearPsoriasis
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Type of lesion
Primary lesion Macule - Non-palpable lesion with distinct borders, less than 1 cm in diameter Patch - Non-palpable lesion with distinct borders, greater than 1 cm in diameter Papule – Palpable, solid lesion less than 1 cm in diameter Plaque – Palpable, solid lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter Nodule – Palpable, lesion more than 1 cm in diameter which is taller than it is wide Vesicle – Fluid-containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity less than 1 cm Bulla – Fluid-containing ,superficial, thin-walled cavity greater than 1 cm Erosion – A skin defect where there has been loss of the epidermis only Ulcer – A skin defect where there has been loss of the epidermis and dermis Pustule – Pus containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity Abscess – Thick-walled cavity containing pus
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Macule: Non-palpable change in skin color with distinct borders
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Macule: Non-palpable change in skin color with distinct borders
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Patch: Non-palpable change in skin color with distinct borders
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Papule: Palpable, solid lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
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Papule: Palpable, solid lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
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Papule: Palpable, solid lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
blue nevus
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Plaque:Palpable, solid lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter
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Plaque:Palpable, solid lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter
psoriasis
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Plaque:Palpable, solid lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter
urticaria
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Vesicle: Fluid-containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity less than 1 cm
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Vesicle: Fluid-containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity less than 1 cm
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Vesicle: Fluid-containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity less than 1 cm
varicella with vesicles and bullae
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Nodule: Palpable, lesion more than 1 cm in diameter which is taller than it is wide
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Nodule: Palpable, lesion more than 1 cm in diameter which is taller than it is wide
neurofibromatosis with multiple papules and nodules
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Nodule: Palpable, lesion more than 1 cm in diameter which is taller than it is wide
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Bulla: Fluid-containing ,superficial, thin-walled cavity greater than 1 cm
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Bulla: Fluid-containing ,superficial, thin-walled cavity greater than 1 cm
bullous pemphigoid
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Erosion: A skin defect where there has been loss of the epidermis only
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Erosion: A skin defect where there has been loss of the epidermis only
toxic epidermal necrolysis
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Ulcer: A skin defect where there has been loss of the epidermis and dermis
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Ulcer: A skin defect where there has been loss of the epidermis and dermis
pyoderma gangrenosum
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Pustule: Pus containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity
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Pustule: Pus containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity
Inflammatory acne
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Pustule: Pus containing, superficial, thin-walled cavity
pustule over joint in disseminated gonococcemia
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Abscess:Thick-walled cavity containing pus
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Abscess:Thick-walled cavity containing pus
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Secondary Lesions: changes in skin which are superimposed or are the consequence of the primary process
– Scale - desquamating layers of stratum corneum. – Crust- dried serum, blood or purulent exudate. Crusts are a sign of
pyogenic infection. – Lichenification - skin thickening that is the result of chronic rubbing
leading to accentuation of normal skin lines. – Atrophy- epidermal atrophy results from a decrease in the number of
epidermal cell layers. Dermal atrophy results from a decrease in the dermal connective tissue.
– Scar- a lesion formed as a result of dermal damage. – Excoriation - superficial excavations of the epidermis that result from
scratching. – Fissure - a linear painful crack in the skin.
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Scale:desquamating layers of stratum corneum
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Fungal infection
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Crust:dried serum, blood or purulent exudate
Crusts are a sign of pyogenic infection
impetigo with honey colored crust
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Atopic dermatitis with lichenification
Lichenification – skin thickening that is the result of chronic rubbing leading to accentuation of normal skin lines.
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Atrophy
– Epidermal atrophy results from a decrease in the number of epidermal cell layers.
– Dermal atrophy results from a decrease in the dermal connective tissue.
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Scar
Scar- a lesion formed as a result of dermal damage.
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linear excoriations in a patient with atopic dermatitis
Excoriation:–superficial excavation of the epidermis that results from scratching
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Color
Skin- or flesh-colored Hypopigmented vs hyperpigmented White Brown Grey Black Red Blue Violaceous Dark purple (purpura) Yellow Orange Green
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Erythematous
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Hyperpigmented
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Melanoma with regression
Black
Brown
White
Red
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Argyria
Blue-Gray
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Violaceous skin lesions of dermatomyositis
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Purpura
palpable purpura
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The Skin Exam
Observe the patient’s skin color. – Substances contributing to the skin’s color include:
melanin (brown) and carotenoids (yellow) in the epidermis oxyhemoglobin (red, located in arterial plexus) and
reduced hemoglobin (bluish-red, located in the venous plexus) in the dermis
– increased pigmentation may suggest Addison’s disease or metastatic melanoma
– yellow color may suggest jaundice from liver disease– cyanosis or a bluish color to the lips may suggest hypoxia
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The Skin Exam
yellow coloration of sclerae in patient with liver disease
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The Skin Exam
Palpate and observe the patient’s skin for level of moisture, temperature, texture, mobility and turgor.
– dry, rough skin may suggest hypothyroidism– moist, warm skin may suggest an underlying febrile illness or
hyperthyroidism– excoriations may suggest a pruritic skin eruption such as
scabies or an underlying systemic disease such as lymphoma– tight, bound-down skin over the hands or face may suggest a
diagnosis of scleroderma
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Features based on touch or palpation
Consistency– soft, doughy, rubbery, firm, hard
Dry vs wet Fixed vs mobile Presence or absence of tenderness Surface characteristics
– smooth, velvety, pebbled
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The Skin Exam
Metastatic breast cancer must be PALPATED to be fully appreciated.
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Nodule
Rubbery, Mobile, Non-tender
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Melanoma metastases
Firm, Fixed, Nodules
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sclerodactyly
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Cellulitis
Erythematous, Tender, Warm to touch
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Abscess
Tender, Fluctuant, Warm
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Wet, Tender, Ulcerated
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Dry
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Consider the use of diagnostic aids
Magnify the lesions with a hand lens or using epiluminescence microscopy (using a hand lens with magnification and lighting built in to better visualize lesions).
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Consider the use of diagnostic aids
Use a wood’s lamp (long wavelength ultraviolet light) to examine if a lesion is hypo or depigmented or to see if a fungal infection fluoresces.
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Consider the use of diagnostic aids
Use diascopy (press a transparent, firm object such as a glass slide against a lesion) to determine if an erythematous lesion blanches. – If the lesion blanches or loses its erythematous
color, this suggests that the erythema is due to capillary dilation.
– If the lesion does not blanch or lose its red color, this suggests that the erythema is due to extravasation of blood (this can result from vasculitis or destruction of the vessel wall).
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Consider the use of diagnostic aids
apple jelly color with diascopy of cutaneous sarcoid
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