Chapter 16-Derm Dz 5 Flashcards
OLP: Age group, gender, and prevalence stats plz
Age: middle aged adults….3:2 Female:Male…0.1-2.2% of the population with OLP (1% for cutaneous LP)
What are the 4 p’s of the clinical appearance of cutaneous lichen planus?
- purple 2. puritic 3. polygonal 4. papules
Slam dunk: the surface of the skin papules in LP
reveals a fine, lacelike network of white lines called:
Wickham striae
What is the term for pigmentation that can accompany the reticular striae of LP?
post-inflammatory melanosis
What superficial lesion can be associated with mucosal areas involved by lichen planus?
superficial mucoceles
What is the term for a severe erosive lichen planus that causes epithelial separation from the underlying CT?
Bullous lichen planus
What are the 6 histologic differentials for LP in Neville?
- lichenoid drug reaction 2. lichenoid amalgam reaction 3.Oral graft versus host disease (GVHD) 4.Lupus erythematosus (LE) 5. Chronic ulcerative stomatitis 6.Oral mucosal cinnamon reaction
What are 4 histologic characteristics of LP? BUZZWORDS
1.Saw toothed rete ridges 2. hydropic (liquefactive) degeneration 3. Band-like infiltration of T-lymphocytes 4. Degenerating keratinocytes (CIVATTE bodes)
What can give LP histology worrisome (dysplastic) features?
candidal infection
What is Neville’s best argument against LP being pre-malignant?
LOH studies found the molecular profile of LP to resemble that of normal or reactive mucosa
What is the nuclear protein that is targeted by autoantibodies in CUS?
Delta-Np63alpha (a 70kD isoform of p63)
What entity resembles CUS the most? Why is it critical to distinguish the two using DIF?
Erosive LP….CUS does not respond to coritcosterioids (tx CUS with antimalarials)
What type of drug is used to treat CUS?
antimalarial
CUS - age and gender
late 6th decade, female
What % of CUS patients develop lichenoid skin lesions?
fewer than 20%
Which autoantibody is most prominent in CUS? (directed against the nuclei of stratified squamous epithelial cells in basal and parabasal regions of the epithelium)
usually IgG
What two entities also show ANA deposition on DIF, but are found thorughout the thickness of the epi and thus distinguished from CUS?
Systemic sclerosis and Lupus erythematosus
GVHD occurs mainly with what type of transplant?
Allogenic bone marrow transplant
What is used to match a donor and recipient for bone marrow transplant?
HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen)
What 4 factors generally yield a more mild GVHD following allogenic BM tx?
Better HLA match, younger, used cord blood, and are female
What defines ACUTE GVHD?
occurring 2 weeks to 100 days followng of the transplant (but now more clinically focused and not on just a timepoint) (also, before 2 weeks = chemo conditioning or neutropenia, after 100 days = chronic GVHD)
What % of BM tx recipients experience acute GVHD?
50%. Holy shit.