Rash Decisions: Distinguishing Facial Eruptions in Primary Care

Overview:

Rash Decisions: Distinguishing Facial Eruptions in Primary Care

Fehima Dawy, MD

This presentation provides a practical approach to evaluating facial rashes in primary care settings. It reviews common conditions such as rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, contact dermatitis, and herpes zoster, while highlighting key features that distinguish them from autoimmune and other systemic diseases. Emphasis is placed on avoiding common pitfalls, including inappropriate facial steroid use and recognizing red flags that warrant further work up or referral.

After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1. Recognize common facial rash patterns
   2. Build a focused differential based on distribution and morphology
   3. Identify red flags and “can’t miss” diagnoses
   4. How to initiate appropriate first line management and referral

Presenter:

Fehima Dawy, MD
University Health

 

Disclosure to Learners:

Speaker: Fehima Dawy, MD, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Planning Committee members: Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA; Nehman Andry, MD; Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD; Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD; Yun Shi, MD, PhD; Fozia Ali, MD; Richel Avery, MD; Nida Hussain, MD; Christine Camacho, MD; Angelica Davila, MD; Patrick Yoon, MD; and Kelsi Sexton, MA, MEd have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The University of Texas at San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The University of Texas at San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Kelsi Sexton Barajas- TAFP FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: sextonk@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu