BIOL 4030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Keratinocyte, Red Hair, Alprazolam
18 Aug 2020
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Phm 201h1: critical issues (key points) in managing any patient with this condition. Patient assessment: think about issues that need to be identified because they are important to this condition. List issues which are red alerts" relevant to this condition. History (contributing, aggravating: family history, social factors, comorbid conditions. Medications: drugs causing phototoxic reactions: antimicrobials: ceftazidime, quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, trimethoprim, antineoplastics: dacarbazine, 5-fluorouracil, vinblastine, diuretics: furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, nsaids: diclofenac, ibuprofen, etc, psychiatric medications: alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, chloropromzaine, etc, retinoids, systemic: acitretin, isotretinoin, retinoids, topical: adapalene, tazarotene, tretinoin. Firm, scaly (abnormal keratin) lesion with slight erythema. Advance signs of photoaging (dry, rough, leathery, dull-appearing skin with deep wrinkles. Initial: abnormal scaling or crusty lesion that may be raised and wart-like. The lesions may bleed or erode over time, leading to firm tumors. Face, back of hands, forearms, and legs, balding scalp, posterior neck. Face, ears, neck, forearms, back of hands and legs.
