Facial Skin Lesions – Friday Pop Quiz 10/6/2023
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A 14-year-old child is brought to the dermatologist for evaluation of facial skin lesions, as shown. The child has a history of developmental disability and seizure disorder. A mutation in a protein that results in modification of which of the following processes is implicated in the patient’s condition?
A. Cellular metabolism
B. Cellular proliferation
C. Intercellular transport
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A 14-year-old child is brought to the dermatologist for evaluation of facial skin lesions, as shown. The child has a history of developmental disability and seizure disorder. A mutation in a protein that results in modification of which of the following processes is implicated in the patient’s condition?
A. Cellular metabolism
B. Cellular proliferation
C. Intercellular transport
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An elderly man presents with generalized erythroderma, as shown. Upon standing, only the patient’s abdominal creases are spared from erythroderma. The patient has peripheral eosinophilia. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Drug reaction with eosinophils and systemic symptoms (DRESS)
B. Mastocytosis
C. Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji
D. Pityriasis rubra pilaris
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A 68-year-old man presents to the office for pruritic lesions on his trunk. He recently was initiated on a medication for metastatic melanoma. Which of the following is the most appropriate medication for the management of this patient?
A. Dupilumab
B. Etanercept
C. Oral terbinafine
D. Topical corticosteroid
E. Topical ketoconazole
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A 40-year-old female began to develop tumors in childhood and continued to form them in adulthood. The tumors arose from the proximal or lateral nail fold and occurred most commonly around the toenails. She developed subungual tumors that originated under the nail plate and longitudinal red streaks with proximal narrowing in the fingernails. Over time, the lesions led to longitudinal grooving … 