Page 7 - DermPath Correlation

of Veterans Affairs EVIE(your girlfriend Evie) (CUL DVA EVIE) where EVIE stands for Erythema
multiforme, Vasculitis and Erythema nodosum and Infiltrates

Part 8:
Pustular Diseases

3. If there are Pustules then the mnemonic is II

(aye aye) Infective( viral, bacterial, fungal) or Inflammatory eg psoriasis or a pustular drug reaction
or Sweet's syndrome. Common causes include Staph folliculitis , modified fungal infection or if the
vesicles are grouped herpes simplex. Pustules on the face are Acne, Rosacea, Staph folliculitis or
H Simplex if grouped.

Part 9:
4. Vesicular and Bullous diseases

If there are Blisters or vesicles The mnemonic is ICI(Imperial Chemical Industries) Inflammatory
including Immunological, Contact dermatitis and Infective.

Inflammatory causes can include drugs but remember Immunological causes in the elderly
particularly bullous pemphigoid. Contact dermatitis usually gives smaller vesicles rather than