Urticarial Plaques – Friday Pop Quiz 1/3/2025
A woman in her 2nd trimester of pregnancy presents to clinic with urticarial plaques and papules around her umbilicus, chest and extremities. Tense vesicles are present within a few of the erythematous plaques. This woman's condition is most commonly associated with:
A. Lymphoma
B. First trimester of pregnancy
C. Grave's Disease
D. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
E. Lupus
To find ou …
A woman in her 2nd trimester of pregnancy presents to clinic with urticarial plaques and papules around her umbilicus, chest and extremities. Tense vesicles are present within a few of the erythematous plaques. This woman's condition is most commonly associated with:
A. Lymphoma
B. First trimester of pregnancy
C. Grave's Disease
D. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
E. Lupus
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A 35 y/o female is found to have mismatch repair protein mutations and this finding. Which of the following is the next best step?
A. Check BUN/Cr
B. Check TSH/T4
C. Positron emission tomography
D. Urinary cytology
E. CT Head
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This 48 year old woman tells you these lesions began as "acne bumps" on her legs. A biopsy reveals ulceration and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate, including neutrophils. A tissue culture for infectious organisms is negative. What is the most likely underlying systemic condition in this patient?
A. Celiac disease
B. Ovarian cancer
C. Chronic pancreatitis
D. IgA monoclonal gammopathy … 
A 33-year-old female presents with the shown painful lesions that appeared abruptly one week ago. She recently had gotten over an upper respiratory infection the previous week. She is currently febrile to 38.3C with malaise and headaches. You perform a biopsy to confirm your clinical suspicions. Which of the following medications should result in quick clearance of her skin lesions:
A. Doxy … 
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial treatment for the condition pictured?
A. Prednisone
B. Mycophenolate mofetil
C. Infliximab
D. Cyclosporine
E. Doxycycline
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