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How is vitiligo different from albinsim?

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Vitligo is an autoimmune destruction of melanocytes whereas albinism involves a loss of (usually) tyrosinase such that melanin cannot be produced.

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These tumors present as pearly papules with telangiectasias

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basal cell CA

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What is the possible sequela of GABHS impetigo? Pharyngitis?

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Impetigo = glomerulonephritis only; pharyngitis = either glomerulonephritis or rheumatic fever

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Which metachromatic stains can be used to stain for mast cells?

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toluidine blue or Giemsa

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What are the most common infections to cause erythema multiforme?

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HSV and mycoplasma

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What races are affected by vitiligo?

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all races just shows up more in dark skinned

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When will melasma resolve?

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After pregnancy

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What is the commonality of the Leser-Trelat sign and the malignant form of acanthosis nigricans?

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Both are associated with an underlying malignancy

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What syndrome is associated with multiple trichilemmomas and breast CA?

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Cowden’s syndrome

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What is another name for SCC in situ?

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Bowen’s disease

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What does the nucleus of a Sezary cell look like?

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Cerebriform (Recall: Seastone said just think that Mr. Sezary is a smart guy)

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What 2 stains did he mention can stain for fungi?

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methenamine silver or PAS

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T/F: you can distinguish SLE from Discoid lupus on the basis of skin lesions alone

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false because many pts with SLE will develop discoid lesions; however, they will also have systemic Sx

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How is the appearance of malignant melanoma cells as they invade into the dermis different from what you would find in the melanocytes of a benign melanocytic nevus as its cells went deeper into the dermis?

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An important feature here is that nevi show maturation as they “invade” deeper but malignant melanoma does not

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What is the most aggressive form of basal cell CA?

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morphea subtype

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Which part of the body is usually affected by panniculitis?

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lower extremities

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Actinic keratosis on the lips is called _____

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Actinic chelitis

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What are 3 associated “environmental” hazards that may lead to development of actinic keratosis?

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Arsenicals, ionizaing rad, and hydrocarbons

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What is a rodent ulcer?

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A description of how SCC can invade nearby structures

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T/F: there is acantholysis in PEM-PHI-GUS?

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TRUE

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Name the 3 subtypes of Epidermolysis bullosa

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Junctional (at lamina lucida); Scarring dystrophic type (beneath lamina densa); simplex type which is loss of the basal layer

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What is the most common type of wart?

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verruca vulgaris

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Name the 4 subtypes of epithelial cysts

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epidermal inclusion cyst, pilar or trichilemmal cyst, dermoid cyst, and steatocystoma multiplex

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Main cell in a xanthoma

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foamy histiocyte

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Describe the histology of seborrheic keratosis

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proliferation of benign basaloid keratinocytes with hyperkeratosis and horn pseudocyst

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What are the genetics of basal cell nevus syndrome?

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autosomal dominant

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Which type of epithelial cyst is most likely to undergo dystrophic calcification?

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Pilar or trichilemmal cyst

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How is the histology of acanthosis nigricans different from a benign melanocytic nevus?

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there is acanthosis of the basal layer of epidermis leading to the hyperpigmentation, there is no melanocytic hyperplasia though as there would be in a nevus (which is characterized by nests of melanocytes)

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What are the four types of PEM-PHI-GUS?

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Those would be PEM-PHI-GUS vulgaris, PEM-PHI-GUS foliaceus, PEM-PHI-GUS vegetans, and PEM-PHI-GUS erythematosus

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What is most likely associated with a sudden onset of several seborrheic keratoses? What is this called?

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usually a GI carcinoma (notes just say underlying malignancy)? This is the Sign of Leser-Trelat

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What is it called when eczematous dermatitis develops in response to a tinea?

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an ID reaction

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The dysplastic nevus syndrome shows which form of mendelian inheritance? What chromosome?

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AD, 1 (short arm)

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This is a disorder that involves benign linear melanocyte hyperplasia with benign acanthosis

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Lentigo

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What are betel nuts associated?

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Chewing on these is associated with SCC

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T/F: ocular melanoma occurs in the pigment layer of the retina

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False. Even though it seems like it should be true. It actually arises in the uvea (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)

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What are the white dots and lines on the papules of lichen planus known as?

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Wickham’s striae

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What is the HALLMARK of TEN and Stevens-Johnson syndrome?

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necrotic keratinocytes in the epidermis

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What antibody is present in PEM-PHI-GUS, PEM-PHI-GOID, and dermatitis herpetiformis?

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PEM-PHI-GUS and PEM-PHI-GOID are IgG, DH is IgA

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What is the term for separation of the nail bed from the nail as may occur in psoriasis?

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onycholysis

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What are the 4 tumors of the dermis?

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Benign fibrous histiocytoma, xanthoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protruberans, and the dermal vascular tumors

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Name the 4 general chronic inflammatory dermatoses?

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Psoriasis vulgaris, Lichen planus, SLE, Acne vulgaris

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Describe the 5 Clark’s levels of invasion of malignant melanoma

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I) tumor in epidermis II) tumor invading into but not filling papillary dermis III) tumor invading/filling papillary dermis IV) tumor invading reticular derms V) tumor in adipose of subcutis

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Explain why both malignant melanoma and schwannomas are S-100 positive but glioblastomas are not

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melanoma and schwannomas are from neural crest which is what S-100 stains for. Astrocytes are from neuroectoderm and GBM’s are astrocytomas thus they are not S-100 positive

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What lesion of the integumentary system is characterized bya fibrovascular core covered by epithelium (i.e. epidermis)?

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skin tag = acrochordon

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This is the “mask of pregnancy”

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melasma

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Describe the histology of keratoacanthomas

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central keratin-filled crater that is surrounded by a benign proliferation of epithelial cells

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What are the severe forms of erythema multiforme that are more common in drug reactions?

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Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

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T/F: discoid lupus is associated with systemic Sx

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false (usually)

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In panniculitis what are the two histologic areas that can be inflamed?

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connective tissue septa between fat lobules or the fat lobules themselves

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What will you see on direct immunofluorescence of PEM-PHI-GUS vs. PEM-PHI-GOID?

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In PEM-PHI-GUS it follows the keratinocytes; in PEM-PHI-GOID it is LINEAR and at the DE jxn

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What are the two histologic subtypes of melasma?

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Epidermal type with increased melanin in basal layer of dermis; Dermal subtype in which MACROPHAGES in the dermis have melanin pigment in the cytoplasm

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Which form of acne can result in sinus tract formation?

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acne congoblata

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This is HMB-45 positive

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malignant melanoma (along with S-100)

38
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What causes scabies?

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Sarcoptes scabiei

39
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What is the term for intraepidermal edema?

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spongiosus

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What results from excess elastic fibers in the dermis?

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Solar elastosis–the basis of wrinkles? By the way, if you took the burqa comment as either anti-muslim or sexist, you’re probably not the sharpest tool in the shed.

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If you were to get ocular malignant melanoma which would you want? Which would you not want?

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Ocular Spindle Cell malignant melanoma has higher survival rates than ocular epithelioid malignant melanoma

44
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What is erythema induratum?

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A type of panniculitis that occurs secondary to vasculitis supplying fat

44
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Enzyme deficient in porphyria cutanea tarda?

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Uroporphyrinogen deaminase

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How is a pilar cyst different from an epidermal inclusion cyst?

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They are lined by the epithelium of the hair follicle but rather than having keratin filling they have eosinophilic material that can undergo dystrophic calcification

47
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What is the tick that carries lyme Dz?

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Ixodes dammini

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What ist he pathognomonic structure in a MCV infection (not umbilication, but microscopic finding)?

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MOLLUSCUM BODY, a homogenous red-blue cytoplasmic inclusion

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T/F: there is acantholysis in PEM-PHI-GOID

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FALSE acantholysis occurs within the dermis but here the lesion is at DE jxn

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What is Darier’s sign?

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localized area of dermal edema and erythema (i.e. a wheal) that occurs when the lesional skin is rubbed

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Where are the 3 histologic locations for the nests of melanocytes to be located in a benign melanocytic nevus?

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Junctional (at DE jxn), intradermal, or compound which is in dermis and DE jxn

53
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How is angioedema different from urticaria?

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Angioedema involves the deeper dermis and SubQ fat

54
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What are clusters of malignant CD4 positive T cells in the skin called?

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Pautrier’s microabscesses

55
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What is the target lesion of lyme dz called? What about the one by Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

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Erythema migrans, Erythema multiforme (more commonly HSV)

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What is the significance of actinic keratosis regarding the outcome for the patient?

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It is a premalignant lesion for SCC similar to CIN in the cervix

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What disease are Munro’s microabscesses and spongiform pustules of Kogoj associated with?

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psoriasis

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What are the 2 non-inflammatory blistering diseases?

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Porphyria (cutanea tarda) and epidermolysis bullosa

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What tumor, similar to a fibrous histiocytoma also has many benign blood vessels and hemosiderin deposits?

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Sclerosing hemangioma

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What is Lentigo? What is Vitiligo?

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Lentigo is a benign proliferation of melanocytes (benign linear melanocyte hyperplasia) typically with benign acanthosis?. Vitiligo involves loss of color due to a loss of melanocytes from autoantibody destruction

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T/F: nests of melanocytes below the stratum basale can be identified in an ephelis

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False. An ephelis is a freckle. There is more melanin but there aren’t more melanocytes

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This is the most common malignant tumor arising on sun-exposed sites in elderly patients

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SCC

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What does it mean to say that melanocytic nevus lesions are undergoing “maturation”?

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They are going deeper and into the dermis

68
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Which topical chemotherapeutic is used in actinic keratosis

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topical 5-FU

69
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What is it called when there is inflammatory infiltrate in the subcutis in SLE?

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lupus profundus (“deep lupus” since it is normally at the DE jxn)

70
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What is Cowden’s Syndrome

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multiple trichilemmomas and breast CA

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Name the 7 major disorders of pigmentation and melanocytes (no subtypes)

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1) Vitiligo 2) Melasma 3) Lentigo, 4) Ephelis 5) Benign melanocytic nevus 6) Dysplastic nevus 7) Malignant melanoma

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Can lichen planus become CA?

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Yes rarely, oral lichen planus can degenerate to SCC

73
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name the 2 types of xanthomas

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eruptive and tuberous

73
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What is a Civatte body?

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necrotic colloidal epidermis in lichen sclerosis

75
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Immunosuppressed patients or those with xeroderma pigmentosum are at risk for ____________

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SCC (and probably others obviously but SCC and immunosuppression is a pretty big deal!)

76
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What is Sezary syndrome?

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seeding of the blood with malignant T cells from mycosis fungoides that results in diffuse erythema

77
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How do you treat the epidermal subtype of melasma?

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Hydroquinone (a topical bleaching agent)? You may have heard of people bleaching their anus. Don’t know why they do it but this is what they use. Don’t ask me why I know that.

78
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T/F: the Koebner phenomenon can occur in both psoriasis and lichen planus

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TRUE

79
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This is a type of panniculitis that occurs secondary to vasculitis of vessels supplying fat tissues

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Erythema induratum

80
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What kind of cells are malignant in mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome?

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CD4

81
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What describes new lesions of psoriasis at sites of trauma?

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Koebner phenomenon

83
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What is the term for a flat wart? Specifically on the foot?

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Verruca planis, verruca plantaris (hand = palmaris)

85
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What is the sign of Leser-Trelat?

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A sudden onset (explosive) of several seborrheic keratoses often associated with underlying GI CA

86
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Though fibroepithelial polyps are typically benign they have been associated with ________ and __________

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DM and Intestinal polyposis

87
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What is Weber-Christian disease?

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relapsing febrile nodular panniculitis, a lobular nonvasculitic panniculitis

87
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Which form of PEM-PHI-GUS presents with moist verrucous plaques?

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PEM-PHI-GUS vegetans

89
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What is dermatosis papulosa nigra?

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small seborrheic keratoses on the faces of blacks

90
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What is a follicular keratosis?

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When seborrheic keratosis involves the hair follicles and grows in an endophytic fashion

91
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What kind of lymphocytes are present in erythema multiforme?

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CD8

93
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Types of HPV for genital warts. Types for SCC

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6 and 11; 16 and 18

94
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Which disease has blisters that rupture more easily: PEM-PHI-GUS or PEM-PHI-GOID?

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pemphigus

96
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What ages and races are affected by lentigo?

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all, and the pathogenesis is unknown

97
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Where will you see IgG antibodies under direct immunoflouresence in PEM-PHI-GUS (any type)?

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along the borders of keratinocytes

98
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What depth of invasion is associated with a good prognosis in malignant melanoma?

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0.76 mm

100
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Name the 3 major diseases that arise from cellular immigrants to the skin

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Histiocytosis X, Mycosis fungoides, and Mastocytosis

101
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What is lichen planus primarily affecting the hair follicles of the scalp known as?

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Lichen planopilaris

103
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What is xanthelasma?

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essentially xanthomas on the eyelids

104
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Name the 4 general inflammatory dermatoses

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urticaria, eczematous dermatitis, erythema multiforme, and panniculitis

105
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Name the 6 benign epithelial tumors

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Seborrheic keratosis, Acanthosis nigricans, Fibroepithelial polyp, Keratoacanthoma, Epithelial cyst, Adnexal (appendage) tumors

106
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How is lentigo histologically different from a benign melanocytic nevus?

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lentigo is linear proliferation of melanocytes WITHOUT nesting. A nevus involves nests of melanocytes

107
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What ist he most common form of panniculitis?

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erythema nodosum

107
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What accounts for the color of a blackhead?

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Oxidation of keratin

108
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Describe the Auspitz sign

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the dermal papillae are closer to the epidermis than normal so there will be bleeding if it is peeled off

109
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What kind of panniculitis results from injecting foreign substances or self-injury?

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Factitial panniculitis

110
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What is the term for melanin pigment in the macrophages of the dermal subtype of melasma?

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Melanin incontinence

111
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What 2 antigens is malignant melanoma positive for?

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S-100 and HMB-45

112
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This involves the proliferation of benign basaloid keratinocytes with HORN PSEUDOCYSTS

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seborrheic keratosis

113
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Which type of basal cell CA has marked desmoplasia?

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morphea subtype, worst prognosis

115
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What are seborrheic keratoses on the faces of “blacks” called?

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Dermatosis papulosa nigra

117
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What is usually left after lichen planus resolves?

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A zone of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation

119
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What is the localized cutaneous form of mastocytosis?

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urticaria pigmentosa

120
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Which cutaneous carcinoma is neuroendocrine?

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Merkel cell CA

121
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Name the 4 (no subtypes) premalignant and malignant tumors of epidermis (this does not include melanoma)

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Actinic keratosis, SCC, Basal cell CA, and Merkel Cell CA

122
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What is the term for superinfection of eczematous skin by bacteria to produce a yellow crust

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impetiginization

123
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This skin neoplasm has a rapid onset, mimics SCC, but can go away on its own

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keratoacanthoma

124
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Which 2 subtypes of malignant melanoma involve prolonged radial growth? What does that mean for staging?

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Lentigo maligna (sun-exposed surfaces on elderly) and Superficial Spreading? This is good for prognosis because staging is by the Breslow thickness, obviously these won’t be very thick

125
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Describe the pathogenesis of vitiligo

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It is autoantibody destruction of melanocytes

126
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This tumor has atypical fibroblasts in a storiform pattern

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Dermatofibrosarcoma protruberans

127
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What are 3 ways you get the benign type of acanthosis nigricans?

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as an AD trait, associated with obesity or endocrine disorder, as part of a number of rare congenital syndromes

129
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An epithelial cyst (Wen) develops from the downgrowth of ___________

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epidermis (downgrowth and cystic expansion)

130
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Synonym for fibroepithelial polp

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acrochordon (also skin tag and squamous papilloma)

131
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Where is ocular malignant melanoma most likely to spread?

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the liver

132
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What is hereditary angioneurotic edema?

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inherted deficiency of C1 activator (C1 esterase inhibitor)

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