Friday Pop Quiz 11/1/2024
An 8-month-old boy is brought in by his mother for concerns of a rash that comes and goes for the last few months, primarily on his face and belly. His older brother suffers from asthma and often has a similar rash on the inside of his elbow and behind his knees. Lead-in Question: The gene most commonly mutated in the photograph is also mutated in which of the following?
A. Palmoplantar ker …
An 8-month-old boy is brought in by his mother for concerns of a rash that comes and goes for the last few months, primarily on his face and belly. His older brother suffers from asthma and often has a similar rash on the inside of his elbow and behind his knees. Lead-in Question: The gene most commonly mutated in the photograph is also mutated in which of the following?
A. Palmoplantar ker … 
A 23-year-old female presents with itchy and irritated rash in the image. The rash began in her late teens. She has a family history of similar rash in her mother. Which histocompatibility antigen is most likely in this patient?
A. HLA-Cw2
B. HLA-Cw6
C. HLA-B51
D. HLA-B27
E. HLA-Bw35
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A 24-year-old female patient presents with groups of itchy and tender small red papules around the eyes, nostrils, and mouth. Which of the following treatments is the first-line treatment used to treat severe cases of this condition?
A. Oral doxycycline for 6-12 weeks
B. High dose isotretinoin
C. Topical erythromycin gel
D. Topical tacrolimus ointment
E. Topical metronidazole
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Collagen vascular diseases encompass a group of autoimmune disorders that can have a profound impact on an individual's health and quality of life. At the 2023 Skin of Color Update, Dr. Ted Rosen, Professor and Vice-Chair of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine, explained how these conditions uniquely impact individuals with skin of color.
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Which of the following treatments for the shown rash with 15% body surface area (BSA) involvement is least likely to be associated with an infection?
A. Methotrexate
B. Cyclosporine
C. Adalimumab
D. Infliximab
E. Acitretin
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