dermatology

Question 1

a patient comes in to see you and presents with multiple fleshy cutaneous tumorslocated on his trunk and neck. He has cutaneous neurofibromas from neurofibromatosis 1. The predominant cells forming these skin tumors originates from what germ layer (be specific)?

Answer 1

neural crest (these neurofibromas are derived from schwann cells)

Question 2

This person came in with pruritic skin rash. This patient patient has a family hx of atopy. what is this?

Answer 2

atopic dermatitis

Question 3

kid came in with this. he immigrated from not here recently. What is this?

Answer 3

measles

Question 4

What types of antibodies are found in pemphigus vulgaris? what cell connection does this affect? What are the symtpoms?

Answer 4

antidesmoglein antibodies

desmosomes

painful blisters on skin and mouth

Question 5

What condition are cystic hygromas associated with (doughy mass above the clavicle)?

Answer 5

turner’s syndrome