9: Allergies/Immunologic Diseases Flashcards

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Elevated painful fungivform papillae often red, white or yellow in color with unknown etiology resolving on their own

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Transient Lingual papillitis

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This is a common oral mucosal pathoses that is caused by different things in different people, characterized by a large ulcer on nonkeratinized mucosa

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Aphthous ulcer/Aphthous stomatitis/recurrent aphthous ulcer (RAU)

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Layman’s term for Recurrent Aphthous ulcer(RAU)

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Canker sore

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7 factors that can contribute to Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer (RAU)

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Allergies, Genetics, Nutritional deficiency, Hematologic abnormalities, Hormones, Trauma, Stress

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9 systemic disorders associated with Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer (RAU)

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Bechet’s Syndrome (ocular/orogenital lesions), Celiac disease (Gluten sensitivity in Small intestine), Cyclic neutropenia (cyclic low neutrophils ~21 days), Nutritional deficiencies, IgA deficiency, Immunocompromised, IBD, Reiter’s Syndrome (inflammatory arthritis, conjunctivitis, urethritis/cervicitis), Sweet’s syndrome (febrile neutrophilic dermatosis)

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3 Clinical variations of aphthous ulcer

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Minor 80% Major 10%

Herpetiform 10%

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Aphthous ulcer variation with fewest recurrences, shortest duration, 1-5 lesions buccal and labial mucosa, but very painful?

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Minor aphthous

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Longest duration aphthous ulcer taking 2-6 weeks to heal, 1-10 lesions, labial mucosa, soft palate, tonsillar fauces, may cause scaring?

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Major Aphthous

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Aphthous ulcer with the most frequent recurrence, greatest number of lesion, up to 100?

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Herpetiform Aphthous ulcers

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If see HerpetiformAphthous ulcer, what should be done with medical history?

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review med history to rule out underlying systemic disorder

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2 drugs to treat Herpetiform Aphthous ulcer?

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topical corticosteroids

Injections of triamcinolone acetonide

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12
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Tx for all 3 Aphthous type ulcers?

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steroids

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Multisystem disorder with oral, genital, or ocular lesions, always having oral lesions at some point, looking like aphthous ulcers?

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Behcet’s syndrome

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What is required to diagnose Bechet’s Syndrome

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Recurrent oral ulcers w/ two of the following: Recurrent genital ulcers
Eye lesions, Skin lesions, Positive pathergy

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What is positive pathergy associated with Bechet’s Syndrome?

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Skin reaction to the injection of sterile saline

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Where do aphthous ulcers associated with Behcet’s Syndrome appear orally?

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Soft palate and oropharynz

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Tx for Bechet’s Syndrome aphthous ulcers?

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Topical or intralesional corticosteroids or oral colchicines or dapsone

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Multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology?

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Sarcoidosis

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What race is more affected by Sarcoidosis?

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Blacks, 10-17 times more than whites

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2 age range peaks for Sarcoidosis?

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25-35, 45-65

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What system is always involved in Sarcoidosis?

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Lymph

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Sarcoidosis lesions that appear frequently on the nose, ear, lips, and face that are chronic, violaceous (violet color), indurated?

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Lupus pernio

23
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Sarcoidosis lesions that are scattered, nonspecific tender erythematous nodules, frequently occurring on the lower legs?

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Erythema nodosum

24
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What causes Sarcoid lesions?

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Noncaseating granulomas

25
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2 syndromes associated with Sarcoidosis

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Lofgren’s syndrome & Heerfordt’s syndrome

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Character of Lofgren’s Syndrome (2)?

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Erythema nodosum (sarcoid), Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (sarcoid), Arthralgia (joint pain)

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Character of Heerfordt’s Syndrome (good board question) (5)?

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Uveo-parotid fever, Parotid enlargement, Anterior uveitis (eye inflammation), Facial paralysis, and Fever

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This is a trashcan disorder that is diagnosed by the exclusion of other disorders. It’s character is nonspecific granulomatous inflammation.

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Orofacial granulomatosis

29
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What 4 other granuloma diseases must be ruled out before diagnosing Orofacial Granulomatosis?

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Sarcoidosis, Crohn’s disease (form of irritable disease), Fungus infection, Foreign body reaction

30
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Orofacial granulomatosis + Facial paralysis + fissured tongue (board question)

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Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome

31
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Allergic reaction of the oral mucosa to the systemic administration of a medication?

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Stomatitis medicamentosa

32
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2 best things to do when person comes in with highly ulcerated mouth?

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List of meds, when they started taking each one, and how long the ulcers have been there

33
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Allergic contact stomatitis caused by what and is prevalent in which gender?

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Diverse topical agents; Female predilection

34
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Acute Allergic Contact stomatitis symptoms (3)?

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Burning (Itching/stinging/tingling), Redness, Edema

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Chronic Allergic Contact stomatitis symptoms (3)?

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Erythematous, white/hyperkeratotic, erosions in affected zone

36
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4 ways to treat Allergic Contact stomatitis?

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Remove suspected allergen, antihistamine therapy, topical anesthetic (dyclonine HCl), topical corticosteroids (fluocinonide gel or
dexamethasone elixir)

37
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Unique inflammatory skin disease that involves the circumoral area?

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Perioral dermatitis

38
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What exacerbates perioral dermatitis?

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Topical corticosteroid application

39
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Tx of perioral dermatitis?

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Metronidazole

40
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What is a risk of cinnamon flavoring?

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Contact stomatitis on gingiva

41
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What does cinnamon flavor induced contact stomatitis resemble?

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Plasma cell gingivitis (irradescent red gingivitis)

42
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When there is a hypersensitivity to a dental metal, what metal is it?

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Mercury

43
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Lichenoid lesion only in the area of a dental material?

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Lichenoid contact stomatitis

44
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Hypersensitivity reactions to dental metals disappear after how many days once metal is removed?

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10-14 days

45
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Most commonly affected sites for Lichenoid contact stomatitis?

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Posterior buccal mucosa, ventral surface of lateral border of the tongue

46
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Diffuse edematous swelling of the soft tissues that most commonly involves the subcutaneous and submucosal connective tissues but may affect the GI or respiratory tract, occasionally fatal?

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Angioedema/Quincke’s disease

47
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Most common cause of Angioedema

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Mast cell degranulation causing histamine release

48
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2 ways to treat angioedema?

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PO antihistamine and IM Epinephrine