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Eczema appears as

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Spongiosis and may progress to a lichenified stage

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Types of eczema

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Atopic dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis
Irritant contact dermatitis
Stasis dermatitis

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Features of AD

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Dennie-Morgan folds
Allergic salute
Periorbital darkening
Keratosis pilaris
Xerosis
Pityriasis alba
Post inflammatory hypo/hyperpigmentation
Palmoplantar hyperlinearity

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Intracellular edema in epidermis

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Spongiotic dermatitis
Acute> subacute> chronic
Perivascular chronic inflammation +/- eosinophils

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Spongiosis

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Complications of AD

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Allergic contact dermatitis is a Type _ reaction

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4 delayed hypersensitivity

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Irritant contact dermatitis symptoms

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Burning and pain

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Allergic contact dermatitis symptoms

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Very itchy

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Latex allergy

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Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction
Urticaria
Cross reactants: banana, avocado, chestnut, kiwi, passion fruits

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Poison ivy/ poison oak

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Patch testing is used for

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Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions
RAST testing (IgE antibodies)
Prick testing

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Stasis dermatitis (medial side) due to venous valvular insufficiency

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Cellulitis
Bacterial infection of deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue
MSSA, MRSA, strep pyogenes

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Papulosquamous disorders

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Conditions characterized by erythema or viola cells coloration and scale
Well demarcated
(Psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, nummular dermatitis, pityriasis rosea, lichen planus, tinea corporis, secondary syphilis)

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Psoriasis
Caused by genetic predisposition and environmental triggers

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Other kinds of psoriasis

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Psoriasis
Parakeratosis
Diminished granular layer
Thickening of epidermis

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Psoriasis
Neutrophils in epidermis

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Seborrheic dermatitis
Caused by Malassezia furfur
Associated with HIV, Parkinson’s disease, mood disorders
Yellow, flaky greasy scale

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Lichen planus
Increased risk for SCC
May be associated with HCV
5 P’s (papules, purple, polygonal, puritic, peripheral)

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Lichen planus
Dense band like lymphocytic infiltrate along dermoepidermal junction

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Lichen planus

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Pityriasis Rosea
Associated with HHV-6 and HHV-7
Begins as herald patch
Christmas tree distribution

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Measles

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Cephalocaudal spread
Koplik spots on buccal mucosa
Conjunctivitis, cough, congestion

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Rubella

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cephalocaudal spread
Red macules on soft pallet
Arthritis

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Roseola

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Rash starts as fever subsides
red macules on uvula/soft palate
High fever, febrile seizures

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Pemphigus foliaceous
Autoantibody to desmoglein 1
Subcorneal
No mucosal involvement
Corn flake scale
Intraepidermal blister
Lacks tombstoning
+ immunoflourescence for IgG and C3

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Pemphigus vulgaris
Autoantibody to desmoglein 1 and 3
Flaccid vesicles
+ nikolsky sign
Severe musosal involvement
+ immunoflourescence for IgG and C3
Tombstoning

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Pemphigus vulgaris
Intraepidermal blister

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Bullous pemphigois
Autoimmune blistering disease
BP180 and BP230
Tense bullae

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Bullous pemphigoid
Sub-epidermal blister
Esinophil predominant
Linear IgG and C3 basement membrane staining

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Dermatitis herpetiformis
Subepidermal blistering caused by gluten sensitivity
IgA antibodies to transglutaminase
Puritic papules on extensor surfaces

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Dermatitis herpetiformis
Neutrophils collect in papillary dermis
IgA in basement membrane staining

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Porphyria cutanea tarda
Subepidermal blister with no inflammatory infiltrate

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Porphyria cutanea tarda
Subepidermal blister

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Tinea versicolor
Spaghetti and meatballs

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VZV
Nuclei with margination of chromatin

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Molluscum contagiosum

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Erythema multiforme
Drug eruption
HSV triggered
Targetoid or iris-like papules on palms, face, extremities
Vascular change

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SJS
Frequent medications
+ nikolisky sign

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Erythema multiforme

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Keratinocyte cell death
Detachment of epidermis from dermis

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Epidermoid cyst

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Pilar cyst

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Seborrheic keratosis

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Melanoma in situ

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Actinic Keratosis
Caused by UV
Erythematous macule/papule with gritty scale

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Actinic Keratosis
Hyperkeratosis
Elastic fiber damage

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Squamous cell carcinoma in situ
Erythematous/scaly macule/papule

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Squamous cell carcinoma in situ

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Invasive squamous cell carcinoma
Erythematous scaly papules and plaques

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Invasive squamous cell carcinoma

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Keratoacanthoma
Rapidly growing crateriform lesions
Non-aggressive

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Basal cell carcinoma
Pink pearly papule with rolled borders and broad telangiectasias
Mutated PTCH

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Nevoid basal call carcinoma syndrome
AD
PTCH
Multiple basal cell carcinomas, jaw cysts
Skin tags in children

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Xoderma pigmentosum
AR
XPA
NER caused skin cancer
Increased sensitivity to UV radiation

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Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Neuroendocrine carcinoma
San damaged skin
Merkel cell polyomavirus associated

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Poorly differentiated
Resembles small cell carcinoma of lung
Closely packed cells with scant cytoplasm
CK20+

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Skin adnexal tumors

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Arise from cutaneous appendages (sweat glands, hair follicle, sebaceous glands

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Spiradenoma/cylindroma
Sweat gland neoplasms

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Cylindroma
Basaloid nests
Mutations in CYLD
Brooke-Speigler syndrome

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Tricheoepithelioma
Tumor of germinative hair follicle

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Trichilemmoma
Skin colored tumor originating from root sheath of hair follicle
Associated with Cowden syndrome (PTEN, 85% of women get breast cancer, colon polyps )

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Sebaceous adenoma and sebaceoma

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Sebaceous carcinoma
Non-description erythematous papules rapidly enlarge and ulcerate
Extra facial involvement associated with Muir-Torre syndrome (variant of lynch syndrome, AD mutation in MSH2)
Defects in DNA mismatch repair
Micro satellite instability

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Micro cystic Adnexal carcinoma
Locally aggressive
Erythematous, indurated plaque/papule commonly on perioral

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Dermatofriboma
On legs
Flesh colored, pink, hyperpigmented firm papulonodule
Associated with insect bites, nicks while shaving

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Dermatofibroma

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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
CD34+
T(17;22) COL1A1-PDGF beta

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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Extensive infiltrates in dermis/subcutis

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Neurofibroma associated with Neurofibromatosis type 1
AD mutation in NF1

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Neurofibroma
bland spindle cells with wavy curvilinear nuclei
Some mast cells
Pale eosinophils

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Cherry angioma

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Infantile hemangioma

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Angiosarcoma
Post radiation after breast cancer

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Mycosis Fungoides
CD4+ helper T cell
Sezary syndrome (blood involvement, severe puritis)

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Mycosis fungoides

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Solar Lentigo
Sun damage
Precursor of seborrheic keratoses
Darken with UV exposure
Melanoma in situ

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Lentigo simplex
Not induced or darkened by UV exposure

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Lentigo Simplex

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Melanocytic nevus

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Caused by BRAF V600E or NRAS mutations
Can be various different types

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Congenital melanocytic nevus
NRAS mutation

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Halo nevus

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Halo nevus

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Blue nevus
Mutations in GNAQ and GNA 11

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Blue nevus
Proliferation of dendritic melanocytes

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Spitz nevus
HRAS mutation

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Pigmented spindle nevus
NTRK gene fusion

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Dysplasitic nevus
Sporadic nevus marked as markers of melanoma

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Actual Lentiginous melanoma
Common in darker skin

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Mucosal melanoma

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Lips
Genitals

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Lentigo maligna

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“Sunspots” that have been there forever

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Melanoma mutations

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CDKN2A
BRAF NRAS
KIT
TERT
PTEN

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Melanoma growth phases

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Radial- lateral extension along epidermis
Low risk of metastasis

Vertical- more invasive

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Breslow thickness

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Used for prognosis

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