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64 - Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus Flashcards

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Y/N: Organ involvement in morphea is distinctly different from systemic sclerosis

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Yes

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Morphea is more common in (males/females)

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Females

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Most common pediatric subtype of morphea

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Linear morphea

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Formerly described as Parry-Romberg syndrome

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En coup de sabre or

Progressive hemifacial atrophy

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Subtypes that predominate in adults

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Circumscribed morphea

Generalized morphea

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Stages of cutaneous lesions in morphea

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Inflammatory
Sclerotic
Atrophic

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Stage of morphea:
Erythematous plaques or patches, sometimes with a reticulated appearance
Develop hypopigmented sclerotic plaques at the center, surrounded by an erythematous or violaceous border

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Inflammatory stage

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Stage of morphea:

Sclerosis develops centrally, has a shiny white color with surrounding hyperpigmentation

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Sclerotic stage

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Stage of morphea:

Sclerotic plaques softens and becomes atrophic with hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation

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Atrophic stage

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The _____ stage is associated with cigarette paper wrinkling (papillary dermis), cliff drop (dermal), or deep indentions altering the contour of the affected body part (subcutis or deeper atrophy)

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Atrophic

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Morphea subtypes

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  1. Circumscribed
  2. Linear
  3. Generalized
    a. Coalescent plaque
    b. Pansclerotic
    c. Mixed
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Both linear and generalized morphea may begin with

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Circumscribed lesions

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Though to be a residua of plaque-type morphea

Borders have a “cliff-drop” appearance resembling “burnt-out” morphea lesions

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Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini

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Generalized morphea is characterized by more than or equal to _____ lesions on at least _____ of 7 different anatomic sites

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4

2

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3 variants of generalized morphea

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  1. Isomorphic
  2. Symmetric
  3. Pansclerotic
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In contrast to systemic sclerosis, generalized morphea does not present with

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Acrosclerosis or sclerodactyly

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Linear morphea usually affects the

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Extremities

Face

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May present as an atrophic linear plaque on the forehead extending to the scalp (where cicatricial alopecia occurs), brow, nose, and lip

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En coup de sabre (“cut of the sword”)

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In deep morphea, a “_____ sign” (depression) may be present at the site of tendons and ligaments

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Groove

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Also known as Shulman syndrome
Presents with rapid onset of symmetric areas of pain and poorly circumscribed indurated, plaques, usually on the extremities

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Eosinophilic fasciitis

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21
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Most common extracutaneous finding in morphea patients

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Musculoskeletal involvement

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Complications associated with en coup de sabre

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Neurologic

Ocular

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23
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_____ morphea is associated with an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma

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Pansclerotic

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24
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_____ morphea is associated with an increased rate of autoimmune disease

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Generalized

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25
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The pathogenesis of morphea appears to involve a transition form a predominantly _____ profile in the early inflammatory stage of morphea to a _____ profile in the later sclerotic stage

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Th1

Th2

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Histologic examination may aid therapeutic decision making because it is sometimes difficult to determine the degree of activity or depth of involvement by clinical examination alone. Biopsy of the _____ of a lesion may provide insight into both

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Advancing edge

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27
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ANAs occur in 34% to 80% of patients and are more common in patients with _____ disease

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Linear or

Generalized

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Y/N: The clinical and prognostic significance of autoantibodies in morphea remains unclear and testing for them is not indicated

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Yes

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Peripheral eosinophilia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein may occur with active disease of any type, but particularly _____ morphea

30
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Biopsies should be taken form the _____ when present or _____

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Inflammatory or indurated border

Sclerotic center and include subcutaneous fat

31
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For lesions with minimal clinical change, biopsy of _____ is helpful

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Site-matched unaffected skin

32
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Becoming increasingly useful for determination of lesion activity and depth
Should be considered when deep morphea is present or suspected

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MRI

Ultrasonography

33
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Characterized by acral sclerosis/sclerodactyly, nail-fold capillary changes, Raynaud phenomenon, characteristic internal organ involvement (eg, pulmonary, renal, and GI), and hallmark autoantibodies (these features that are absent in morphea)

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Systemic sclerosis

34
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For a morpheaform plaque on the breast, _____ resulting from metastatic breast cancer is an important diagnosis to rule out

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Carcinoma en cuirasse

35
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Morpheaform reactions can also develop secondary to

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Vitamin K1 injections
Taxanes
IFN-beta1a
Balicatib

36
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A higher risk of recurrence (31% of patients) has been reported for _____ as compared to other subtypes

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Linear morphea of the extremities

37
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_____ disease is most responsive to therapy

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Early, active

38
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Morphea involving the superficial to mid-dermis would logically be amenable to _____; however, involvement of the deep dermis and beyond should be treated _____

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Topical therapy or phototherapy

Systematically

39
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Patients with _____ (particulary those with rapid onset of confluent plaques) are likely at risk for severe, extensive disease

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Linear

Generalized

40
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Phototherapy modalities with level 1 evidence

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Broadband UVA
Narrowband UVB
UVA-1

41
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Narrowband UVB should be considered for lesions affecting the

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Superficial dermis

42
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UVA-based therapies are more appropriate for _____ lesions

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Deeper dermal

43
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Disease is expected to improve (progression halted and erythema improved) after _____ treatments and most trials stopped after _____ treatments

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10 to 20

20 to 30

44
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Considered a first-line systemic treatment for morphea, especially for deep morphea and rapidly progressive or disabling morphea

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Methotrexate

45
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The use of methotrexate (monotherapy) and methotrexate combined with _____ is effective based on level 1 evidence

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Systemic corticosteroids

46
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Can be used as a second-line systemic treatment

Effective for morphea refractory to methotrexate or patient with contraindications or intolerance of methotrexate

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Mycophenolate mofetil

47
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Level 2 evidence suggests the use of occluded topical _____ might be effective for active, inflammatory superficial plaque-type morphea

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Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment

48
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Y/N: The most commonly used treatment for morphea, topical steroids, has not been investigated in a clinical trial. There are also no studies investigating the use of intralesional steroids.

49
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Vulvar lichen sclerosus has an increased risk of _____, particularly if left untreated

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Squamous cell carcinoma

50
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Lichen sclerosus is more frequent in (males/females)

51
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Lichen sclerosus preferentially affects women in the _____ decade of life and children younger than _____

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Fifth or sixth decade

10 years of age

52
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Genital lichen sclerosus in males is almost exclusively seen in

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Uncircumscribed men

53
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Vulvar lichen sclerosus present with porcelain-white atrophic papules coalescing into plaques on the

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Labia minora and majora

54
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Often the classical _____ pattern of the vulva and anus may be observed

55
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Male genital lichen sclerosus is also known as

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Balanitis xerotica obliterans

56
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Many male genital lichen sclerosus are simply diagnosed as

57
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Extragenital lichen sclerosus typically affects the

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Thighs
Neck
Trunk
Lips

58
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Noncutaneous findings in lichen sclerosus

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Association with: 
Autoimmune thyroid disease
Alopecia areata
Pernicious anemia
Morphea
Vitiligo
59
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The lifetime risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma as a complication of longstanding LS has been estimated in the order of _____%

60
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Represent significant risk factors for the development of SCC in LS

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Age
Long duration of LS
Human papillomavirus infection
Evidence of hyperplastic changes

61
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_____, a tumor-suppressor gene, is downregulated in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma associated with LS

62
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Characterization of the infiltrate of LS has shown a predominance of _____ over _____ cells, and presence of regulatory T cells

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CD8 cytotoxic T cells

CD4 T cells

63
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Gene expression profiling of LS has shown significant upregulation of _____ cytokines and chemokines

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Th1 and Type 1 IFN-regulated

64
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Classical LS shows a/an _____ epidermis and a _____ infiltrate at the dermal-epidermal junction

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Atrophic

Lichenoid

65
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Vulvar lichen planus more commonly involves the _____, whereas LS spares the ______

66
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Common complication in children with anogenital LS

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Constipation

67
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LS in children has occasionally been associated with _____, a common lesion that can be confused with condyloma and is also associated with constipation

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Perineal pyramidal protrusion

68
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First-line treatment for genital LS

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Ultrapotent topical corticosteroids, most commonly clobetasol propionate 0.05%

69
Q

(Ointments/Creams) tend to be less irritating and better tolerated than (ointments/creams)

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Ointments

Creams

70
Q

Will generally resolve male genital LS and the associated phimosis

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Circumcision

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