Chpt 16- dermatology Flashcards

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group of inherited conditions in which two or more ectodermally derived anatomic structures fail to develop

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ectodermal dysplasia

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Ectodermal dysplasia can affect what

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skin
Hair
Nails
Teeth
Sweat glands
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Skin and hair problems associated with Ectodermal dysplasia

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sparse hair, eyebrows (blond)
Periocular hyperpigmentation (dark circles around eyes)
Dystrophic nails

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Why would an ectodermal dysplasia patient have xerostomia

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decreased salivary gland development

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Tooth problems with ectodermal dysplasia

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hypodontia

Cone shaped teeth

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3 treatments for Ectodermal dysplasia

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genetic counseling (w/ Dr. Elsea)
Prosthetic teeth
Do a pedigree and a microarray

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Autosomal dominant inherited skin disorder manifesting as thick white buccal mucosa bilaterally, may be corrugated or velvety

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White sponge nevus

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Is White Sponge nevus malignant and is there treatment

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benign, no treatment

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Autosomal dominant condition seen in descendants of North Carolina Indians, with thick white plaques on the buccal mucosa(like white sponge nevus) and the conjunctiva

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Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis

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Histology Dr Siversky said to know for Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis

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Epithelial clefting

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Autosomal dominant skin problem with erythematous puritic papules on the trunk and scalp with foul odor, dystrophic nails (ridged and split)

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Keratosis follicularis (Darier’s disease)

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What is the oral manifestations of Keratosis Follicularis/ Darier’s Disease

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multiple white papules

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How treat Keratosis Follicularis/ Darier’s Disease

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Keratolytic agents or emollients

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Histopathologically identical to Darier’s Disease, but manifests orally as a single white papule

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Warty dyskeratosis

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Where does the single white papule of Warty dsykeratoma appear

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on hard palate or alveolar ridge

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Autosomal dominant with freckle like lesions in and around oral cavity, on the hands, and having intestinal polyps with a predisposition to go to adenocarcinoma

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Peutz-Jeghers

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What is the difference, as far as the intestinal polyps, between Peutz-Jeghers and Gardners Syndrome

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Peutz-Jeghers has benign intestinal polyps while Garderns are going to go malignant

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Treatment for Peutz-Jeghers

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Genetic counseling
Monitor for intussusceptions(one part of intestine invaginates into another section, like a telescope [Wikipedia] or malignant transformation

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Autosomal dominant conditions of multiple vascular hamartomas due to decreased blood vessel wall intregrity. Pt can have frequent epistaxis (nose bleeds) . Telangiectasias can be intraoral, hands, feet, GI tract, GU tract and eye

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Hereditary Hemorrhagic telangiectasia

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With any bleeding disorder, even Hereditary Hemoorhagic Telangiectasia, what should always be considered as another problem that might follow

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Iron deficiency anemia

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Genetic abnormalities that lead to abnormal collagen manifesting as hypermobile joints, elasticity of skin (carnival person)

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Ehlers-Danlos

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Oral concerns with Ehlers-Danlos

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subluxation of TMJ

Don’t respond well to surgery due to defective collagen Bruise and bleed easily

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Chronic inflammatory disease causing white striations, papules or plaques on buccal mucosa, tongue and gingival, thought to be autoimmune related by CD8 T cells causing oral epithelial cells apoptosis

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Lichen Planus

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Demographics for Lichen planus

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45-60 y.o (rare in children) Women 2x more than men

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Is Lichen planus only caused by autoimmune response

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No, there can be drugs whose side effects cause a Lichenoid drug reaction, however, that goes away when drugs are stopped. True Lichen planus is chronic

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If you see this phrase, you should think of Lichen Planus

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Striae of Wickham

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What are the skin manifestations of Lichen planus

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purple puritic polygonal papules

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When biopsying Lichen planus, do you biopsy the red or the white area

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White area, red will just show ulceration (basement membrane with no epithelial covering)

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Histology for Lichen Planus

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saw tooth rete pegs and loose basal cell layer

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Which phase of Lichen planus is treated: Reticular or erosive, and with what

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Erosive. Corticosteroids because it is autoimmune mediated

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What can superimpose on top of Lichen planus especially during corticosteroid treatment of the Erosive form

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candidiasis

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Dislodgement of skin by lateral pressure, can be a symptom in multiple diseases

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Nikolsky sign

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2 disease we have been taught that have a positive Nikolsky sign

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Pemphigus

Pemphigoid

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Histologically, which has a change in the basement membrane: Pemphigoid or pemphigous

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Pemphigoid (goid goes down to the basement)

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Histologically, which has intraepithelial separation: Pemphigoid or pemphigous

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Pemphigus

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Which has larger lesions Pemphigoid or pemphigous and why

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pemphigoid, because they are thicker (all the way to the basement)

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Pemphigoid type that affects women over the age of 60 manifesting orally as vesicles or bullae

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benign mucous membrane pemphigoid

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What are the clinical sizes of the benign mucous membrane pemphigoid vesicles and bullae

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vesicles are less than 5mm

Bullae are greater than 5 mm

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What is the histology for benign mucous membrane pemphigoid (Siversky says to be able to ID this for the final

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subepithelial clefting

Immunofluorescence at basement membrane

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Most commonly used antibiotics for treating benign mucous membrane pemphigoid

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Tetracycline
Niacinamide
Nicotinamide

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If going to treat someone with benign mucous membrane pemphigoid with Dapsone, what must you check first

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that they are not Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficient. Can cause aplastic anemia

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Most common of the autoimmune blistering conditions

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bullous pemphigoid

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mucocutaneous autoimmune disease that has intrapepithelial acantholysis resulting in intraepithelial clefting . If untreated is fatal

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pemphigus vulgaris

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What is usually the first sign of Pemphigus Vulgaris, but also the hardest to treat

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oral lesion, “first to show, last to go”

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Pemphigus Vulgaris intraepithelial clefting has what in the middle

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Tzank cells (floating cells in the intraepithelial cleft)

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Where does the Immunofluorescence show up in Pemphigus vulgaris versus pemphigoid

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Pemphigus vulgaris at immunofluoresces at the spinous layer while pemphigoid does so at the basement membrane

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What is a major distinction demographically between pemphigus and pemphigoid

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pemphigous affects M=F
Pemphigoid prefers males
Pemphigous has Jewish predilection

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Pemphigus should be managed by what medical specialty

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rheumatologist

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How is pemphigus diagnosed

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incisional biopsy

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How is pemphigus treated

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jointly with dermatologist with Steroids

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What is patient outcome if not treated with steroids for pemphigus

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60-80% die without steroid treatment

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The intraepithelial separation just above the basement membrane in Pemphigus casues what look histologically

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row of tombstones (the basal layer sticking up into the intraepithelial cleft)

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pemphigus type caused by cross-reacting antibodies in lymphoma or leukemia attacking desmosomal complexes that may precede the discovery of an underlying malignancy

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paraneoplastic pemphigus/ neoplasia-induced pemphigus

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Occurs in recipients of allogenic bone marrow transplantation. The HLA matched donor hematopoietic stem cells recognize their new host as foreign and begin to attack

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Graft Versus Host Disease

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only transplant that does not require immunosuppressive drugs for life

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successful bone marrow transplant

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What factors can make Graft versus host disease milder

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young pt
Good histocompatability match
Cord blood
Female

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Graft versus host disease seen within a few weeks of transplant and can manifest as a mild rash to severe sloughing that resembles Toxic epidermal necrolysis

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Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

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can be seen 100 days to years after transplant. Considered a continuation of acute graft versus host disease. Will mimic an autoimmune disease

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Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease

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Chronic Graft Versus Host disease will resemble what clinically

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Lichen planus or systemic sclerosis

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Which manifests more orally, Chronic or Acute Graft versus host disease

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Chronic (80%)

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Oral graft versus host disease will show ulcerations within the first two weeks post bone marrow transplant why

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caused by chemotherapeutic conditioning and the neutropenic state

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If the ulcers last longer than 2 weeks beyond the 2 week post bone marrow transplant buffer zone have what

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Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

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beyond ulcers, what are 2 other oral manifestations of oral Graft Versus Host Disease

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Xerostomia due to immunologica destruction of salivary glands
Mucocelles on soft palate

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Mucoceles, which are seen commonly on lips and buccal mucosa of young males, if seen on the soft palat, one should think what

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Graft Versus Host Disease

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Primary strategy for dealing with Graft versus host disease

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reduce or prevent occurrence with good histocompatability match

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What is the prophylaxis for Graft Versus host disease

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immunomodulatory + immunosuppressive: prednisone + cyclosporine or tacrolimus. Give corticosteroids for oral lesions and treat xerostomia

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Common chronic skin disease characterized by an increased proliferative activity of the cutaneous keratinocytes. Mild disease that can be treated with keratolytic agents, sunlight, Vit D analogues

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Psoriasis

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Classic example of an immunologically mediated condition (794)

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Lupus Erythematosus

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Most common of the collagen vascular and connective tissue disease in the US

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Lupus Erythematosus

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Most immunologic diseases, including Lupus Erythematous, affect which gender predominantly

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females

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Common findings of systemic lupus erythematosus (794)

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fever
Weight loss
Arthritis
Fatigue
Malaise
Characteristic butterfly pattern rash over malar area and nose that spares the nasolabial folds and is exacerbated by sun exposure
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Most significant aspect of systemic lupus erythematosus (794)

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kidney failure

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Systemic lupus is caused by increased activity of what part of the immune system

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humoral limb (B lymphocytes [stimulated by abnormally functioning T lymphocytes ?])

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What is another systemic mortality risk in systemic lupus erythematosus

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bacterial endocarditis

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How can systemic lupus erythematous manifest orally

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look lichenoid on palatal, buccal mucosa, and gingival. Ulcers, pain, erythema, hyperkeratosis

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if Lupus manifests on the vermillion zone of the lower lip it is called

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Lupus cheilitis

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Lupus type with no systemic symptoms, and only lesions on the skin and mucosal surfaces, called discoid lupus erythematous and present on sun-exposed areas of skin.

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Chronic cutaneous Lupus erythematosus

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What is the character of the oral lesions in Chronic Cutaneous Lupus erythematosus versus erosive lichen planus, since they both look alike orally

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Chronic cutaneous Lupus erythematosus oral lesions will not manifest without skin lesions

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What is a lab test that is high in Lupus erythematous patients

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high in ANA = autonucleic antibody

80
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Most common cause of death in systemic lupus erythematosus

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renal failure

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Treatments for Lupus if mild

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avoid sun
NSAIDs
Antimalarials (hydroxychloroquine)

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Treatment for Lupus if severe

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corticosteroids and other immunosuppressives

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If see lichen planus, what else can be put on the differential

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Lupus erythematous

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immunologically mediated deposition of dense collagen in tissues. Also known as Scleroderma

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Systemic sclerosis

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First sign of Systemic sclerosis, but is not diagnostic for the disease

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Raynaud’s phenomenon

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Systemic sclerosis higher in which gender

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females

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What is the cause of death in systemic sclerosis

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pulmonary fibrosis, leading to pulmonary hypertension and heart failure

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What does pulmonary fibrosis do

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reduces lung surface area for oxygen exchange

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resorption of terminal phalnages and flexure contractures producing club like fingers in systemic sclerosis and some other diseases

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acro-osteolysis

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What is the clinical appearance of a person with systemic sclerosis

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smooth, taut, mask-like face, nasal alae atrophy = mouse facies

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Character of the mouth of pt with systemic sclerosis

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microstomia with purse-string furrows radiating from the mouth

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Character of the gingival in pt with systemic sclerosis

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lose attached ginigva

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Why dysphagia in systemic sclerosis

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collagen deposits cause hypomobile tongue coupled with inelastic esophagus

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Radiographic appearance of person with systemic sclerosis

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widened PDL (isn’t that a sign in Paget’s Disease also?)

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Does systemic sclerosis with its widened PDL and loss of attached gingival respond to periodontal therapy

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NO

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Siversky loves this disease and brought up the fact that this disease, radiographically, shows a loss of the lamina dura

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hyperparathyroidism

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Systemic sclerosis that is localized usually leaving a scar called en coup de sabre, Dr, Siversky mentioned it as Morpha

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localized scleraderma

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What can the pressure of collagen deposition cause orally and skeletally

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resorption of posterior ramus, coronoid process and condyle

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What systemic medication is prescribed to try and inhibit collagen production in systemic sclerosis

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D-penicillamine

100
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Prescribing calcium channel blockers to increase peripheral blood flow or Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors if the kidney is involved, all have the goal of doing what for systemic sclerosis

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slow the disease process

101
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would it be smart to fabricate dentures for a systemic sclerosis patient

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No, due to microstoma and inelasticity of mouth

102
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What does CREST stand for

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Calcinosis cutis 
Raynaud’s phenomenon 
Esophageal dysfunction 
Sclerodactyly 
Telangiectasias
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Part of CREST syndrome characterized by movable, non-tender, subcutaneous nodules, .5cm to 2cm in size caused by the deposition of calcium salts

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Calcinosis cutis

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Part of CREST as well as other syndromes characterized by dramatic blanching of digits (dead white) when exposed to cold or even stress. Digit will turn blue a few minutes later with venous stasis, then a final dusky red hue as hyperemic blood flow returns. May be accompanied by throbbing pain

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Raynaud’s phenomenon

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Is Raynaud’s phenomenon indicative of scleraderma or CREST

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No

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Diagnosed with a barium swallow, this part of CREST is due to abnormal collagen deposition in esophageal submucosa. It is not noticed early in CREST, but will affect swallowing later

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Esophageal dysfunction

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Part of CREST caused by abnormal deposition of collagen in the dermis leading to fingers becoming stiff, skin becoming shiny, and digits can undergo permanent flexture to a claw-like deformity

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Sclerodactyly

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Part of CREST due to fragile vessels, and is similar to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

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Telangiectasias

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Which has better prognosis, CREST or systemic sclerosis/scleraderma

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CREST