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Chapter 16-Derm Dz 5 Flashcards

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OLP: Age group, gender, and prevalence stats plz

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Age: middle aged adults….3:2 Female:Male…0.1-2.2% of the population with OLP (1% for cutaneous LP)

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What are the 4 p’s of the clinical appearance of cutaneous lichen planus?

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  1. purple 2. puritic 3. polygonal 4. papules
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Slam dunk: the surface of the skin papules in LP

reveals a fine, lacelike network of white lines called:

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Wickham striae

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What is the term for pigmentation that can accompany the reticular striae of LP?

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post-inflammatory melanosis

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What superficial lesion can be associated with mucosal areas involved by lichen planus?

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superficial mucoceles

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What is the term for a severe erosive lichen planus that causes epithelial separation from the underlying CT?

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Bullous lichen planus

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What are the 6 histologic differentials for LP in Neville?

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  1. 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
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What are 4 histologic characteristics of LP? BUZZWORDS

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1.Saw toothed rete ridges 2. hydropic (liquefactive) degeneration 3. Band-like infiltration of T-lymphocytes 4. Degenerating keratinocytes (CIVATTE bodes)

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What can give LP histology worrisome (dysplastic) features?

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candidal infection

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What is Neville’s best argument against LP being pre-malignant?

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LOH studies found the molecular profile of LP to resemble that of normal or reactive mucosa

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What is the nuclear protein that is targeted by autoantibodies in CUS?

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Delta-Np63alpha (a 70kD isoform of p63)

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What entity resembles CUS the most? Why is it critical to distinguish the two using DIF?

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Erosive LP….CUS does not respond to coritcosterioids (tx CUS with antimalarials)

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What type of drug is used to treat CUS?

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antimalarial

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CUS - age and gender

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late 6th decade, female

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What % of CUS patients develop lichenoid skin lesions?

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fewer than 20%

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Which autoantibody is most prominent in CUS? (directed against the nuclei of stratified squamous epithelial cells in basal and parabasal regions of the epithelium)

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usually IgG

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What two entities also show ANA deposition on DIF, but are found thorughout the thickness of the epi and thus distinguished from CUS?

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Systemic sclerosis and Lupus erythematosus

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GVHD occurs mainly with what type of transplant?

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Allogenic bone marrow transplant

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What is used to match a donor and recipient for bone marrow transplant?

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HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen)

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What 4 factors generally yield a more mild GVHD following allogenic BM tx?

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Better HLA match, younger, used cord blood, and are female

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What defines ACUTE GVHD?

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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)

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What % of BM tx recipients experience acute GVHD?

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50%. Holy shit.

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What is the spectrum of severity of the skin lesions in Acute GVHD?

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mild rash to severe sloughing resembling TEN

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What is the time frame for Chronic GVHD? What % range of transplant patients are expected to experience it?

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either a continuance of acute GVHD (under 100 days) or up to several years after tx……….30-70%

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What are the 5 mimics of GVHD? What is one oral clinical mimic that needs to be considered with burning symptoms?
1.SLE 2.SjogrenSyn 3.Primary biliary cirrhosis 4. lichen planus (skin) 5.systemic sclerosis (skin)......Oral: candidiasis
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What (large) % range of Acute GVHD patients will have oral manifestations? What % of chronic GVHD?
33-75% lol for acute and >80% for chronic
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Histo of GVHD resembles what 2 entities?....what is the main difference?
LP and systemic sclerosis...but the inflammatory response in GVHD is not as intense as LP
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What light therapy has shown to improve the cutaneous and oral lesions in GVHD?
PUVA (psoralen and ultraviolet A)
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What % of 'Mericans have psoriasis? What cell type is proliferating in this condition? What is the word psoriasis derived from in Greek?
2%... increased proliferation of cutaneous keratinocytes (caused by activated T-lymphocytes)...Psoriasis = itching in Greek
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What age does psoriasis appear? What times of the year?
2nd, 3rd decades...improve in summer and worse in winter
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What is the BUZZWORD for the clinical appearance of the cutaneous lesions of psoriasis? What is the BUZZWORD for the histologic feature?
"silvery scale"...munro abscesses
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What is the complication affecting 11% of psoriasis patients? What oral/maxillofacial structure can it affect?
psoriatic arthritis...the TMJ
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How often are psoriasis lesions seen in the oral cavity?
'distinctly uncommon'
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What are the two histologic mimics of oral psoriaiais?
1.erythema migrans 2.oral mucosal cinnamon reaction
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What treatment for psoriasis can increase the risk of SCC after 350 doses?
PUVA (psoralen and ultraviolet A)
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What is the most common collagen vascular / connective tissue disease in the US?
Lupus erythematosus
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Which cell population has increased activity in SLE and which has abnormal function?
B lymphocytes increased activity, T lymphocytes abnormal function
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Which form of lupus primarily affects the skin and oral mucosa, and the prognosis is good?
Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE)
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Which form of lupus has clinical features intermediate | between those of SLE and CCLE?
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE)
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What is the average age at dx for SLE? Gender?
31 years...females 8-10x more freq
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What is the name of the characteristic rash in SLE and what % range of patients have this?
butterfly rash...40-50%
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What % range of SLE patients have renal involvment?
40-50%
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What is the most common cardiac complication of SLE?
pericarditis
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What is the BUZZWORD for warty vegitations affecting the heart valves of SLE patients?
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis
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What (large) % range of SLE patients have oral lesions? What do they most often resemble clinically?
5-40% lol...lichenoid
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What is the term of an SLE lesion that involves the vermillion zone of the lower lip?
lupus cheilitis
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The skin lesions of CCLE most commonly present as?
discoid lupus erythematosus
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Conjunctival involvement by CCLE | has rarely been reported to cause cicatrizing conjunctivitis, clinically similar to _____?
mucous membrane pemphigoid
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oral manifestations of CCLE essentially appear clinically identical to the lesions of ?
erosive lichen planus
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What is the main clinical difference between CCLE and ELP?
ELP = in mouth, rare on skin VS CCLE = in mouth, likely on skin
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Histo for CCLE: buzzword for skin lesions
“follicular plugging”
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What are the 3 histo differences between LP and LE?
1. LE = patchy deposits of PAS positive material in the BM zone 2. Subepi edema 3. diffuse, deep inflammation (surrounding vessels)
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What are the three immunoreactants associated with LE using DIF? What is a BUZZWORD for the DIF appearance?
IgM, IgG, C3...shaggy or granular band at the BM zone
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DIF testing of clinically normal skin of SLE patients often shows a similar deposition of IgG, IgM, or complement components...whats this test called? What 3 other conditions can also show this?
positive lupus band test....1)Rheumatoid arthritis 2)Sjogren syndrome 3)systemic sclerosis
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Antibodies directed against _________ are noted in 70% of patients with SLE, another 30% of patients show antibodies directed against _______, a protein that is complexed with small nuclear RNA. This finding is very specific for SLE.
doublestranded DNA....Sm
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UV sunlight helps ______ lesions, but exacerbates ______ lesions
helps psoriasis, exacerbates lupus
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Whats the 20 year survival for SLE?
75%

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