Autoimmune & Inflammatory Disorders Flashcards
Autoimmune and Connective Tissue Diseases
(4)
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
- Sjögren’s Syndrome
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Immune-mediated Conditions
(6)
- Contact Stomatitis
- Angioedema
- Orofacial Granulomatosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Erythema Multiforme/Stevens–Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Lichen Planus
Vesiculobullous Conditions
(4)
- Pemphigus Vulgaris
- Bullous Pemphigoid
- Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
- Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
Autoimmunity Definition
- presence of antibodies (auto-antibodies or auto-reactive Tcells) directed against normal host antigens (auto- or selfantigens)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Pathogenesis
(2)
- Unknown etiology
- Chronic, inflammatory autoimmune
disorder
- Unknown etiology
(1)
- Environmental triggers in a
genetically predisposed individual
- Chronic, inflammatory autoimmune
disorder
(2)
- Autoantibodies and immune
complexes activate complement
system - Vasculitis, fibrosis, tissue necrosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Complications
Multi-organ
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Epidemiology
(2)
- 90% are young-middle aged women
- 2.5 times increased risk in AA
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Diagnosis
American College of Rheumatology
criteria for the diagnosis of SLE requires 4
of the 11 criteria to be met:
- Arthritis
- Serositis (pleuritis or pericarditis)
- Malar rash
- Discoid rash
- Photosensitivity
- Oral ulcers
- Renal disease
- Neurological disease (psychosis
or seizures) - Hematological disease (hemolytic
anemia, thrombocytopenia,
leukopenia, or lymphopenia) - Immunological manifestations
(anti-DS DNA, anti-SM,
antiphospholipid antibodies) - Antinuclear antibodies
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Management
Rheumatologists:
(2)
organ-specific approach
* Long-term Prednisone
* Immunomodulating agents (eg.
mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine,
methotrexate)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Oral Manifestations
SLE-like lichenoid lesions
(3)
- Ulcerations/erosions
- Hard palatal mucosa ulcer
- White radiating striae from a central
ulcer
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dental Considerations
Determine the status of the stability of
their disease
(5)
Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia (25% of pts)
Nonbacterial verrucous valvular Libman–
Sacks endocarditis
Renal disease
Neuropsychiatric disease
Leukopenia
- Immunosuppressive rx
Thrombocytopenia (25% of pts)
- extreme thrombocytopenia
(<20,000 platelets)
Nonbacterial verrucous valvular Libman–
Sacks endocarditis
- most common cardiac lesion
Renal disease
(2)
- localization of immune complexes
in the kidney is the precipitating
factor in the development of
lupus nephritis - rapidly progressing
glomerulonephritis or a less
aggressive form
Neuropsychiatric disease
- psychosis, seizures,
cerebrovascular accidents
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pathogenesis
Unknown etiology
* Environmental, hormonal,
infectious factors, in a genetically
predisposed individual
(3)
- external trigger (infection,
trauma) elicits an
autoimmune reaction - hypertrophy of the synovial
lining of the joint and
endothelial cell activation - uncontrolled inflammation
and destruction of cartilage
and bone
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Complications
Joints and extra-articular involvement
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Epidemiology
(3)
1.3 million US adults
* Women 3 times more affected than
men
* sex difference diminish in older
age groups, suggesting a
hormonal component
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diagnosis
Diagnosis 6/10 score based on a 4-prong algorithm:
(4)
- joint involvement
- serology test results (Rheumatoid
factor, ACPA anticitrullinated protein
antibody) - acute-phase reactant test results (CRP,
ESR) - pt self-reporting of signs/symptom
duration
RA
Management
Nonpharmacological:
Pharmacological:
- Physical, occupational therapies,
orthotic devices, surgery - NSAIDs, disease-modifying
antirheumatic drugs,
immunosuppressants, biological
response modifiers, corticosteroids
RA
Oral Manifestations
(3)
- TMJ dysfunction
- Medication induced ulcerations
- Salivary hypofunction
RA
Dental Considerations
See ADA guideline on prophylactic
antibiotics for pts with prosthetic joints
undergoing dental procedures
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Pathogenesis
(3)
Unknown etiology
* Endothelial cell injury
* Fibroblast activation
* Vascular dysfunction
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Complications
(2)
- skin thickening/induration
- prominent fibroproliferative vascular
disease
- skin thickening/induration
(2)
- tissue fibrosis and chronic
inflammation - infiltration of heart, lungs and
kidneys
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Epidemiology
(2)
- Peak onset (30–50 years)
- 4-9 times higher in women than in
men
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Diagnosis
Localized scleroderma:
(3)
- skin on the hands and face
- slow disease course
- indolent and rarely spreads more
widely or results in serious
complications
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Diagnosis
Systemic scleroderma:
(1)
- affects large areas of skin and heart,
lungs, or kidneys
2 main types of systemic scleroderma:
(2)
(1) limited disease or CREST syndrome,
calcinosis, Raynaud’s syndrome,
esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly,
telangiectasia
(2) diffuse disease
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Management
(2)
- Long-term Prednisone
- Immunomodulating agents (eg.
mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine,
methotrexate)
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Oral Manifestations
Severe microstomia, trismus, submucosal
fibrosis
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
(Scleroderma)
Dental Considerations
Elongation exercises to improve trismus
Sjogrens Syndrome
Pathogenesis
(3)
- Chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory
disorder - Primary vs Secondary SS (RA, SLE)
- Unknown etiology
Sjogrens Syndrome
* Unknown etiology
(3)
- expression of MHC-II molecules in
activated salivary gland cells - inherited susceptibility markers
trigger a chronic inflammatory
response in genetically
susceptible individuals - ongoing activation of the innate
immune system as proinflammatory cytokines (eg. IFN-g)
are elevated
Sjogrens Syndrome
Complications
(3)
- Lymphocytic infiltration
- lacrimal glands causing dry eyes
(xerophthalmia) - salivary glands causing drymouth
(xerostomia)
Sjogrens Syndrome
Epidemiology
(2)
- Elderly women
- Female-to-male ratio is 9 : 1
Sjogrens Syndrome
Diagnosis
SS ACR Classification Crietria (2/3)
1. Positive
2. Minor labial salivary gland biopsy
exhibiting focal lymphocytic
sialadenitis focus score:
3. Ocular staining score:
anti-Ro and/or anti-La or (+RF and ANA titer >1:320)
>1 focus/4mm2
>3
Sjogrens Syndrome
Management
(3)
- Rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal
antibodies) - Long-term Prednisone
- Immunomodulating agents (eg.
mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine,
methotrexate)
Sjogrens Syndrome
Dental Considerations
(3)
Salivary hypofunction
* stimulated and unstimulated
salivary flow measurements
* 44 times increased risk of MALToma
Melkerson-Rosenthal
Syndrome
(3)
- Lip swelling
- Fissured tongue
- Facial paralysis
OFG vs. oral Crohn disease
* Evaluation of 207 patients
* —% of new cases developed/had CD (46pts)
* median interval between the diagnoses was 2 years
* –% had Melkerson-Rosenthal Syndrome (5pts)
22
2
Probability of CD
Over –% of children dx with OFG will have CD in 10 years and
–% are already dx
22
8
Sites affected in 207 patients
* Mostly swelling of —
* –% had swelling and –% had cobblestoning on BM
lips
57, 27
Gingival involvement
Ranges from
segmental or diffuse erythema to edematous
hyperplastic gingiva +/- pain
Angular cheilitis
28% of which 61% had — infection
Staph. aureus
Characteristics of 35 OFG
patients
* Median age – years
* Cobblestoning –%
* Fissuring –%
* Aphthous-like ulceration –%
* Deeper linear-type ulcers –%
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49
37
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12
Comprehensive literature review
on food sensitivity
(7)
- Benzoic acid (36%)
- Food additives (33%)
- Perfumes and flavourings (28%)
- Cinnamaldehyde (27%)
- Cinnamon (17%)
- Benzoates (17%)
- Chocolate (11%)
Cinnamon and benzoate free diet
–% had benefit
–% need no other therapy
54-78
25
Treatment
(3)
- Topical/intralesional/systemic corticosteroids
- Various response
- Adjuvant therapies
- Topical/intralesional/systemic corticosteroids
- delayed release triamcinolone
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* Adjuvant therapies
- clofazimine, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate,
danazol, dapsone, TNF-alpha ant., metronidazole
Sarcoidosis
* Multisystem
diseases involves
the (3)
* — radiographic
changes during a
routine screening
examination
* Systemic
symptoms: (3)
lungs, eyes, and skin
Chest
fatigue,
night sweats, and weight loss
Sarcoidosis
Pathogenesis
(3)
- Development and accumulation of granulomas (Compact,
centrally organized collections of macrophages and
epithelioid cells encircled by lymphocytes) - Granulomas generally form to confine pathogens, restrict
inflammation, and protect surrounding tissue - Macrophages, with chronic cytokine stimulation,
differentiate into epithelioid cells, gain secretory and
bactericidal capability, lose some phagocytic capacity, and
fuse to form multinucleated giant cells
Lofgren’s syndrome
* — presentation
*(3)
* Erythema nodosum is observed
predominantly in —
* Marked ankle periarticular
inflammation or arthritis without
erythema nodosum is more
common in —
Acute
Arthritis, erythema nodosum, and
bilateral hilar adenopathy (9 to 34%
of patients)
women
men
Lofgren’s syndrome
Oral Presentation
(2)
- Plaque or nodular lesion
- Tongue and lip
Lofgren’s syndrome
Treatment
(4)
- Oral prednisone (20 to 40 mg/day); international expert panel
- Evaluate the response after 1 to 3 months
- If there has been a response, the prednisone dose should be
tapered to 5 to 15 mg per day, with treatment planned for an
additional 9 to 12 months - Lack of a response after 3 months suggests the presence of
irreversible fibrotic disease, or an inadequate dose of
prednisone