Ch 87 - Photodermatologic DOs Flashcards
Rank UVA/B/C in terms of contribution to sunburn from worst to least?
UVC (absorbed by ozone) > UVB > UVA
MA; burned to CCCrisB
7 phototoxic meds?
HANDCrAFTS hydrochlorothiazide amio (pick hyperpigmenting drug) naproxen diltiazem (also AGEP), doxy cipro ALA, M-ALA, 5-methoxypsoralen furosemide thiazide, triazole (voriconazole) st.john's wart, sulfonyureas
BOTH in phototox and photoallergic; quinidine, sulfonamides
7 photoallergic meds?
Queen puts oxybenzone daily, showers in chlorex, puts musky fragrances on and loves her DOGs quinidine/quinine/quinolones (cipro/levoflox) oxybenzone chlorhex fragrances (musk, sandlewood) diclofenac oxybenzone griseofulven sulfonamides (also photoxoxic)
2 meds that are photoallergic and phototoxic?
sulfonamides and quinidine
4 plant families that cause phytophotoderm?
Ape eating cake, sitting on tree roots and demanding more
apicaceae - celery, parsley, parnsnip, fennel, wild rubarb, hogweed
rutacaceae - lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, lei flowers
moracea - fig tree
clustacea - st. john’s wort
8 plants that can cause phytophotoderm?
celery, parsley, parnsnip, fennel - apicaceae
lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, lei - rutacea
fig tree - moracea
st. john’s wort - clustacea
5 acute changes in skin post photoexposure?
erythema pigment darkeining/delayed tanning epidermal hyperplasia langerhan cell function changes, supressor T cells vitamin D synx
+- photo-onycholysis
+- pseudoporphyria
defn of minimal erythema dose?
lowest UVR dose capable of inducing skin erythema
what wavelength causes epidermal hyperplasia?
UVB > UVC
wavelength of UVB?
UVA?
B: 290-315
A: 315-400 (UVA1: 315-340; 1: 340-400)
wavelength involved in D3 synthesis?
UVB @300 nm
most erythmogenic UV?
UVB @300 nm (1000x more than UVA)
7 chronic skin changes post UV?
solar elastosis rhytidines solar lentigines ephelides Fabre Racouchot erosive pustular dermatosis of scalp colloid milium poikiloderma of Civatte
UV that penetrates glass?
UVA (basically only thing A does)
what level of skin does UVA penetrate to? UVB?
UVA - deep dermis
UCB - epidermis only, thickens
5 investigations for photosensitivity
H&E ANA (95%+ in SLE) SSA/SSB serum porphyrins photopatch testing phototesting to UVA/B/visible
List 5 idiopathic dermatoses, possibly immune mediated?
PMLE actinic prurigo hydroa vacciniforme chronic actinic dermatitis solar urticaria
4 classes of photodermatoses?
idiopathic, possibly immunologically mediated
defective DNA repair/chromosome instability
photo-aggravated dermatoses
chemical and drug induced photosensitivity
7 photoaggravated dermatoses?
Seb Derm #1 Rosacea Acne AD PsO CTCL SLE DM LP Darier HHD Grovers
what needs phototherapy or flares with sun?
3 clinical elements of poikiloderma?
telangiectasia + atrophy + hyperpigmentation
Civatte:
lateral neck & chest, spares perifollicular skin & submental,
light-skinned with cumulative sun exposure
Name of milium linked to sun exposure?
colloid milium
neck, face, dorsal hands
finding on scalp from +++ sun exposure?
erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp
tx for erosive pustular derm of scalp?
potent topical CS, tacroliums, calcipotriene, oral isotretinoin
path difference in solar lentigo vs ephelide?
solar lentigo: rete elongation (think more time so has time to elongate) +- more melanocytes
both increased basal pigmentation
type of UV in PMLE?
UVA> UVB
5 morpho types of PMLE (NIB, but on OSCE)
macular plaque vesicular bullous lichenoid EM-like prurigo itch w/o visible signs
clinical presentation of PMLE?
mins-hours of sun (rarely days) -> lasts few days
pruritic papules/vesicles/plaques no scarring
clin of Juvenile spring eruption?
papulovesicles on helices (esp boys)
+- rare fever, malaise, h/a, N
H&E of PMLE (5)?
epidermal sponge
+++dermal edema
superficial+ deep perivascular and periappendageal lymphohistiocytic dermal infiltrate +- neuts and eos
5 tx for PMLE?
photoprotection: broad spectrum sunscreen, hat, clothes
hardening: nbUVB 2-3x/w in spring
start at 50% MED, by 10-15%
± PO CS – 0.5-1 mg/kg/d x 1/52 w/ photo, once hardened may need 15-20m 12-2 pm @ sun (w/o sunscreen) for rest of season
also <0.5 mg/kg pred 5-7 days on vacay
HCQ
CsA, AZA, MTX, nicotinamide, helioplex, etc (from exam review)
UV in actinic prurigo? presentation?
UVA and UVB erythematous pruritic papules/nodules face, distal limbs exposed and * non-exposed * ± lichenification ± scarring (pitted) ± cheilitis lip (classically lower lip >>> upper, can be the only sx ± conjunctivitis
two unique features of acitnic prurigo
cheliitis
conjuctivitis
HLA type in actinic prurigo?
HLA-DR4 (as in pemph gest )