2. Immune mediated disease Flashcards
Opath II, block 6
Smoking decreases risk
Recurrent apthous stomatitis
Opath II, block 6
Decrease in CD4/CD8 ratio and increased TNFa, increase in inflammatory mediators (IL2 and 6)
RAS
Opath II, block 6
Reddish area with slight elecation, often produces tingling sensation , diam., edges are regular , non-jagged, surrounded by a reddish halo
Recurrent apthous stomatitis
Opath II, block 6
Thialidomide
Tx of type C RAS: teratogenic, don’t give to pregnant women
Opath II, block 6
Intralesional triamcinolone (kenalog)
RAS - type B (1/mo) for deep ulcers/injections
Opath II, block 6
DISCONTINUITY OF SF EPITHELIUM. Nonspecific ulcerated* sf covered by fibrouspurulent exudates infiltrated by PMNs. Zone of granulation tissue with dilated capillaries and filled with PMNs macrophages, plasma cells beneath. Deeper layers: repair process
Minor apthous ulcers [RAS: histology]
Opath II, block 6
**HLA-b51 (mexican, middle eastern, and asians), anticardiolipin antibodies, C-Reactive protein (CRP) elevated, chronic anemia/PMN leukocytolysis (15%)
Behcet syndrome
Opath II, block 6
Pathergy test (~to a TB test)
Behcet Syndrome
Opath II, block 6
Crops of mouth ulcers, genital ulcers, eye inflammation
Behcet Syndrome
Opath II, block 6
Dx: recurrent mouth ulcers with any two of the following (Triad of Systems) : eye inflammation, genital ulcerations, skin abnormalities, and erythema nodosum (skin lesions spontaneously appearing as raised, tender, reddish nodules)
Bechet syndrome
Opath II, block 6
STDs/Chlamydia
Reactive Arthritis (Reiter’s Syndrome)
Opath II, block 6
Hemorrhagic crusting of vermillion borders of the lips
Erythema multiforme
Opath II, block 6
Bulls eye skin lesions
EM Minor
Opath II, block 6
Steven’s Johnson syndrome
EM Major (acute form: found in young pts)
Opath II, block 6
Always triggered by Rx rxn, mortality 30-35%, epidermal detachment >30% and results in electolye loss and wide spread infection
TEN (toxic epidermal necrolysis) - most severe form of EM
Opath II, block 6
Dekeratinization and desquamation of filiform papillae
Geographic Tongue
Opath II, block 6
Clinical correlation with fissured tongue
Geographic tongue (or Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome if oral/facial granulomatosis and facial paralysis are also sx)
Opath II, block 6
Association with psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, and atropy
Geographic tongue
Opath II, block 6
Ageusia, Dysgeusia, lichenoid reaction, epithelial sloughing
Allergic Contact Stomatitis
Opath II, block 6
Patch test for dental materials, oral flavorings, preservatives, balsam of peru, and cinnamon
Allergic contact stomatitis
Opath II, block 6
Amalgam sensitivity will cause what kind of rxn
Lechenoid rxn
Opath II, block 6
Labial enlargement and facial swelling
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Opath II, block 6
Normal epithelium covering connective tissue showing perivascular infiltrate consisting of lymphocytes and plasma cells with multiple discrete epitehlioid granulomas
Orofacial granulomatosis