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Skin pathology and STDs
Psoriasis = Auspitz sign, Munroe microabscess. Lichen planus = 6 Ps, Wickham striae.
Pemphigus = Intraepidermal, flaccid, Nikolsky +. Pemphigoid = Subepidermal, tense.
Primary syphilis = painless chancre. Chancroid = painful ulcer.
Ridley-Jopling: TT→BT→BB→BL→LL. Tuberculoid = paucibacillary, well-defined patches.
KOH mount for diagnosis. Tinea capitis = endothrix/ectothrix. Pityriasis versicolor = spaghetti-meatball.
SJS = <10% BSA. TEN = >30% BSA. Carbamazepine & Allopurinol = common culprits.