Friday Pop Quiz 5/22/2026
A 64-year old-woman with a history of hypertension and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presents with these painful lesions on her legs that have slowly progressed for years. She is unable to tolerate compression. What is an appropriate next step?
A. Surgical reperfusion
B. Oral prednisone
C. Topical tacrolimus
D. Oral cellcept
E. Intravenous vancomycin
To find out the corre …
A 64-year old-woman with a history of hypertension and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presents with these painful lesions on her legs that have slowly progressed for years. She is unable to tolerate compression. What is an appropriate next step?
A. Surgical reperfusion
B. Oral prednisone
C. Topical tacrolimus
D. Oral cellcept
E. Intravenous vancomycin
To find out the corre … 
A 64-year-old female patient presents with an intensely itchy rash on the shins, thighs, feet, and forearms. The lesions consist of multiple raised papules that are scaly and reddish-brown. The papules may coalesce into thickened plaques. What is the most likely diagnosis for this condition?
A. Lichen amyloidosis
B. Nodular primary cutaneous amyloidosis
C. Macular amyloidosis
D. Sy … 
A 40 year old male presents to clinic with involvement of greater than 50% of his scalp. Topical therapies and intralesional injections in clinic have not resulted in much improvement. Before starting the appropriate FDA approved long-term oral medication, which laboratory blood work should be ordered?
A. Quantiferon gold test only
B. Fasting glucose, Hemoglobin A1C, lipid panel, and cor … 
Treatment of a 36-year-old pregnant woman in this image involves inhibition of which of the following proteins?
A. Acetylcholinesterase
B. Chloride ion channel
C. Fumarate reductase
D. Metalloproteinase
E. Sodium transport channel
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What is the most likely cause of this infection?
A. T. tonsurans
B. T. schoenleinii
C. M. canis
D. T. mentag
E. T. rubrum
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