60 - Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa Flashcards
Blistering level categories in inherited EN
Simplex
(Hemidesmosomal)
Junctional
Dystrophic
Major constituent of anchoring fibrils
Collagen VII
Traditionally the diagnostic gold standard for grouping EB
Electron microscopy
Characterized by intraepidermal blistering and most often id associated with keratin gene mutations
EB simplex
Major EBS types
Generalized severe (Dowling-Meara) Generalized intermediate (Koebner) Localized (Weber-Cockayne)
Most severe form of the EBS subtypes
Generalized severe EBS (Dowling Meara)
Heat exacerbates the blistering in EBS subtypes except
Generalized severe EBS (Dowling Meara)
Generalized severe EB differs from the generalized intermediate variant in that the ______ is more often involved
Oral mucosa
Most common form of EB
Localized EBS (Weber-Cockayne)
Hyperhidrosis of the palms and soles is a common association with
Localized EBS (Weber-Cockayne)
Milia and scarring as a rule are absent
Localized EBS (Weber-Cockayne)
Blistering activity in localized EBS is most common on the _____ and least common on the _____
Hands and feet
Scalp
Seasonal blistering (summer) on the acral areas
Healing occurs without scarring
Characteristic onychogryphosis of the great toenails
EBS of Ogna
Generalized blistering of the skin at birth or shorty thereafter
Accompanied by progressive muscular dystrophy
EBS with muscular dystrophy
EBS with muscular dystrophy patients have been shown to harbor mutations in the gene coding for
HD1/plectin
Characterized by mottled hyperpigmentation of the trunk and proximal extremities with blistering in a generalized distress beginning at birth or early infancy
EBS with mottled pigmentation
Named after the subcorneal separation that produces the blisters in this disease
Erosions and crusts, rather than intact bullae m, are usually seen
EBS superficialis
Lethal disorder
Characterized by generalized erosions at birth with a very superficial level of separation, which has been described as sheetlike
Alopecia, neonatal teeth, oral erosions, and respiratory involvement distinguish this disorder from other superficial EBS subtypes
Acantholytic EBS
Suprabasilar epidermal separation characterized by generalized erosions and sometimes superficial blisters
Plakophilin deficiency or ectodermal dysplasia skin fragility syndrome
BP230 deficiency is caused by mutations of the
DST-e gene
Has beed described in a small collection of Kuwaiti and Iranian families
Localized, often affecting the feet
BP230 deficiency
Exophillin-5 deficiency is caused by mutations of the
EXPH5 gene
Trauma-induced crusting or fragile blisters and vesicles
Remission during childhood is characteristic of this disease
Exophillin-5 deficiency
Superficial and painless skin peeling most commonly on the hands and feet
Humidity, heat, and water exposure can exacerbate this condition
Acral peeling skin syndrome
Level of separation in acral peeling syndrome
Between the stratum granulosum and startum corneum