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03-Blistering Diseases Flashcards

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  1. Name two cadherins in the skin.
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  1. desmoglein and desmocollin
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  1. Name 5 members of the Plakin family.
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  1. Desmoplakin, BPAg1, Plectin, Envoplakin, Periplakin
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  1. Name 2 other names for laminin 5.
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  1. Epilegrin and Laminin 332
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  1. Where are the anchoring filaments located?
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  1. Lamina Lucida
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  1. Where are the anchoring fibrils located?
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  1. Sublamina densa
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  1. What is the predominant collagen in the Lamina densa?
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  1. Type IV collagen
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  1. What is collagen which attaches Type I and III collagen to the Lamina densa?
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  1. Type VII collagen
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  1. Name the tissue used for indirect IF for Pemphigus Vulgaris (and DH).
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  1. Monkey Esophagus
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  1. Name the tissue used for indirect IF for Paraneoplastic Pemphigus.
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  1. Rat Bladder
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  1. Name the tissue used for indirect IF for Pemphigus Foleacius.
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  1. Guinea Pig Esophagus
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  1. Name the medium used for transport of tissue used for DIF.
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  1. Michel’s media
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  1. What is the sign that on slight rubbing the skin reveals the dermis?
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  1. Nikolsky sign
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  1. What is the sign: pressure on the blister surface results in lateral spread?
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  1. Asboe-Hansen sign
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  1. Where do blisters/erosions commonly first appear in pemphigus vulgaris?
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  1. Mouth
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  1. HLA associated with PV?
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  1. HLA DR4 and DR6 most commonly
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  1. The mucosal variant of PV is due to what antibody?
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  1. Anti-Desmoglein 3
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  1. The Mucocutaneous variant of PV is due to what antibody?
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  1. Anti-Desmoglein 1 & 3
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  1. What do you see on pathology in PV?
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  1. Suprabasilar acantholysis with Tombstoning and eosinophilic spongiosis
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  1. What is the DIF pattern in PV?
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  1. Chickenwire with IgG4
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  1. What are the 2 subtypes of Pemphigus Vegetans?
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  1. Neuman (MC and severe), and Hallopeau (mild, pustular)
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  1. Does Pemphigus Foliaceus have oral lesions?
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  1. NO
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  1. Name drugs implicated in Pemphigus Foliaceus
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  1. Thiol-drugs (captopril, penicillamine, gold thiosulfate), sulfa-releasing, penicillamine, nifedipine
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  1. What’s the histology of PF look like?
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  1. Subcorneal/ Intragranular acantholysis with “cling ons”
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  1. In which country is endemic pemphigus found?
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  1. Brazil
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  1. What age population is involved in endemic pemphigus?
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  1. Children and young adults
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  1. What arthropod bite is possibly related to Fogo Selvalgem?
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  1. Simulium nigrimanum
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  1. What is another name for Pemphigus Erythematosus and what other disease does it share features with?
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  1. Senear-Usher syndrome and Lupus
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  1. What is the antibody in Pemphigus Erythematosus?
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  1. Anti-desmoglein 1
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  1. What are the antibodies in Paraneoplastic Pemphigus?
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  1. Plakin, BPAg1, Desmoplakin 1 and II, Envoplakin, Periplakin, alpha-2-macroglobulin-like-1
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  1. Name the associated malignancies with paraneoplastic pemphigus.
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  1. NHL (40%), CLL (30%), Castleman’s disease (10%), Thymoma/Sarcoma/Waldenstrom’s (6% each)
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  1. What is the MC malignancy in adolescents with paraneoplastic pemphigus?
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  1. Castleman’s disease
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  1. What is the HLA associated with Paraneoplastic pemphigus?
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  1. What is the most consistent symptom of paraneoplastic pemphigus?
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  1. Intractable Stomatitis
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  1. What process is associated with poor prognosis in paraneoplastic pemphigus?
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  1. Bronchiolitis obliterans
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  1. What are the 2 types of IgA pemphigus and their antibodies?
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  1. Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (desmocollin 1) and Intraepidermal neutrophilic dermatosis (?Desmoglein 1/3)
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  1. What are the antibodies in Bullous Pemphigoid?
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  1. BPAg 1 (230kD) and 2(180kD)
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  1. What is the HLA assoc with BP?
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  1. What % of BP have oral involvement?
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  1. What is seen on DIF in BP?
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  1. Linear C3 and IgG4 at basement membrane
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  1. Where does the IIF localize to ?
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  1. Where does the BPAg2 Ab attack?
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  1. NC16a domain
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  1. What common drug is known to cause BP?
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  1. Furosemide
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  1. What trimester does pemphigoid gestationis usually occur in?
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  1. What is the antibody in pemphigoid gestationis and what domain?
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  1. BPAg2 and NC16a domain
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  1. What disease is associated with Pemphigoid gestationis and HLA association?
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  1. Grave’s and HLA DR3 and DR4
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  1. What areas of the body are usually spared in PUPPP?
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  1. Periumbiical, upper chest, face, mucous membranes, palms and soles
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  1. What is the risk to mother and fetus in PUPPP?
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  1. What lab abnormality can Impetigo Herpetiformis be associated with?
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  1. Hypocalcemia (hypoparathyroidism)
49
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  1. Pregnant women with cholestasis of pregnancy are at risk for what process postpartum and why?
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  1. Postpartum hemorrhage due to low vitamin K (Fetus also at risk)
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  1. Cicatricial pemphigoid involves the conjunctiva and oral mucosa in what %?
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  1. 66% and 90% respectively
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  1. Skin lesions are seen in what % in cicatricial pemphigoid?
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  1. What is the name of cicatricial pemphigoid on the head and neck without oral involvement?
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  1. Brunsting-Perry
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  1. What is the antibody in cicatricial pemphigoid with mucosal and skin lesions?
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  1. BPAg2 (distal C-terminal)
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  1. Ab with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid?
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  1. Beta-4 integrin
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  1. Ab with malignancy associated cicatricial pemphigoid?
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  1. Laminin 332
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  1. What is the drug of choice for cicatricial pemphigoid with rapidly progressive eye disease?
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  1. Cyclophosphamide
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  1. What drug is ineffective for cicatricial pemphigoid with severe eye involvement?
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  1. Cyclosporine
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  1. What is the antibody against in Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita?
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  1. Type VII collagen (NC1 domain)
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  1. What is another name for Dermatitis Herpetiformis?
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  1. Duhring Disease
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  1. What areas of the body are involved in DH?
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  1. Extensor elbows/knees, scalp, and nuchal areas
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  1. What is the HLA association in DH?
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  1. HLA DQ2 and DQ8
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  1. What diseases are associated wit DH?
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  1. Thyroid disease (38-50%), small bowel T-cell lymphoma; DM, Addison’s, hepatitis, alopecia areata, MG, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, Sjogren’s, SLE, vitiligo
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  1. What is the appearance of the DIF in DH?
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  1. Granular IgA along DE junction
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  1. What are common antibodies are seen in DH?
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  1. Antiendomysial Ab, Antiepidermal transglutaminase Ab, Antigliadin Ab
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  1. What drug is commonly known to cause Linear IgA disease?
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  1. Vancomycin
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  1. What is the antibody seen in Linear IgA disease?
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  1. 97-120kD epitope of BPAg2
67
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  1. What can flare Grover’s disease?
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  1. Heat or bedrest (hospitalization)

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