It’s Pop Quiz Friday 8/17! Do you know the right answer?
A 40-year-old male presents with a chronic pruritic eruption. Which of the following is true?
A) Apple green birefringenceon PAS stain
B) Improves after treating underlying infection
C) Stains PAS positive and diastase resistant
D) Demonstrates amyloid deposition predominantly around blood vessels
E) Associated with a lymphoproliferative disorder
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A 40-year-old male presents with a chronic pruritic eruption. Which of the following is true?
A) Apple green birefringenceon PAS stain
B) Improves after treating underlying infection
C) Stains PAS positive and diastase resistant
D) Demonstrates amyloid deposition predominantly around blood vessels
E) Associated with a lymphoproliferative disorder
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Which of the following is the most appropriate test to order in the initial workup of this condition?
A) Arteriobrachial index
B) Ultrasound of ovaries
C) Sinus endoscopy
D) Fasting lipid panel
E) Thyroid panel
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Which of the following peels is the best option for treatment of this condition?
A. Trichloroacetic acid 10-25%
B. Baker Gordon Peel
C. Three coats of Tricholoracetic acid 35%
D. Trichloroacetic acid 50%
E. Tricholoracetic acid 35% + jessner's solution
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A patient presents with nail findings seen here. Biopsy demonstrates fungus. The patient recently saw an add for a medication, Jublia (Efinaconazole). What is the medication of action?
A. Antifungal via inhibiting fungal lanosterol 14-alpha-demethylase
B. Inhibits squalene epoxidase
C. Inhibits DNA gyrase
D. Inhibits epithelial sodium channels
E. Binds ergosterol and forms por … 
Which of the following is true about this condition?
A. Histology will show amastagotes in plasma cells.
B. Cuture is performed on MacConkey agar.
C. Diagnosis may be made by sending a sample
for real-time PCR assay to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
D. This condition does not typically resolve without treatment.
E. Treatment for cutaneous and …