USMLE® Step 2 CK · chapter SKIN

Dermatology: USMLE® Step 2 CK topics

18 topics. Each one opens a review page with its guideline basis and key clinical sections, then links the QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk flowchart, FlashCards and ImageBank plates that share its code.

1. Acne vulgaris & rosacea — grading and treatment ladder

   SKIN-ACNE-0117 questions · Review Book p. 569 · AAD Acne Vulgaris Guideline 2024 (primary abstract + official guideline highlights); National Rosacea Society 2019 management update (published 2020) + current phenotype algorithms.

2. Alopecia — pattern recognition and first-line management

   SKIN-HAIR-01Questions linked · Review Book p. 570 · BAD living guideline for alopecia areata 2025 (published 2025; 2026 issue).

3. Autoimmune blistering diseases

   SKIN-BLIST-0115 questions · Review Book p. 557 · International Pemphigus Consensus (2020); EADV BP guideline (2022).

4. Bacterial skin & soft-tissue infections

   SKIN-INF-0126 questions · Review Book p. 544 · 2014 IDSA SSTI Guidelines

5. Basal cell & squamous cell carcinoma

   SKIN-CA-0218 questions · Review Book p. 560 · 2024 NCCN Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer Guidelines

6. Bite wounds & tetanus prophylaxis

   SKIN-PROC-011 questions · Review Book p. 565 · IDSA SSTI; NICE NG184; current CDC Tetanus/Rabies; FDA antivenom labels

7. Cutaneous exam findings & disease associations

   SKIN-PEARL-0114 questions · Review Book p. 542 · 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines; UHMS Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Indications Manual

8. Drug eruptions & severe cutaneous adverse reactions

   SKIN-DRUG-0164 questions · Review Book p. 555

9. Eczema, psoriasis & common inflammatory dermatoses

   SKIN-INFLAM-0164 questions · Review Book p. 549 · AAD adult AD guidelines (2023 + 2025 focused update) + 2026 pediatric AD guideline; AAAAI/ACAAI AD guideline (2023).

10. Fungal & parasitic skin infections

    SKIN-INF-0222 questions · Review Book p. 546 · 2014 BAD Tinea Capitis Guidelines

11. Melanoma — recognition, staging & margins

    SKIN-CA-0119 questions · Review Book p. 558 · 2023 USPSTF Skin Cancer Screening

12. Necrotizing soft-tissue infection — recognition & emergency debridement

    SKIN-INF-036 questions · Review Book p. 548 · 2014 IDSA SSTI Guidelines

13. Other/rare dermatologic entities

    SKIN-OTHER-0141 questions · Review Book p. 567 · 2022 EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI Urticaria Guideline

14. Pediatric viral exanthems & childhood rashes

    SKIN-PEDS-0131 questions · Review Book p. 552

15. Pressure injuries & chronic ulcer differentiation

    SKIN-ULCER-0138 questions · Review Book p. 564 · 2023 WHS Treatment; 2026 International Repositioning; 2023 IWGDF/IDSA DFI

16. Primary & secondary skin lesion morphology

    SKIN-MORPH-01Questions linked · Review Book p. 541 · ILDS Glossary of Cutaneous Lesions 2016; international urticaria guideline 2026.

17. Wound closure decisions & dehiscence

    SKIN-WOUND-027 questions · Review Book p. 562 · CDC 2017 SSI Guideline; 2014 IDSA SSTI Guidelines (bite wounds)

18. Wound healing phases & factors impairing healing

    SKIN-WOUND-01Questions linked · Review Book p. 561

Written and clinically reviewed by TheCodexes.com (editorial policy). Guideline citations are the primary sources each topic follows.