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Dermatology High Yield Flashcards

1
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What are the layer os the epidermis from surface to base?

A

Stratum Corneum

Stratum Lucidum

Stratum Granulosum

Stratum Spinosum

Stratum Basale

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2
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“felt connecting ACTIN cytoskeletos of adjacent cells with Cadherins”

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Tight junctions/ Zonula aderins

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3
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“structural support via KERATIN interactions”

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Desmosome/ Macula adherens

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4
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“channel proteins called connexons permit electrical and chemical communication between cells”

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gap junction

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5
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“connects keratin in basal cells to underlying basement membranes”

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Hemidesmosomes

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6
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What cell junction is targeted in Bullous pemphigoides?

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Hemidesmosomes

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7
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What cell junction is targeted in pemphigus vulgaris?

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Desmosome

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8
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“prevents paracellular movement of solutes; composed of claudins and occludins”

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tight junctions

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9
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“flat lesion with well circumscribed change in skin color”

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macule

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10
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“macule

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Patch

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11
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“elevated solid skin lesion

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papule

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12
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“papule

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plaque

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13
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“small fluid containing blister

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vesicle

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14
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“large fluid containing blister >1cm”

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bulla

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15
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“vesicles containing pus”

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pustule

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16
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“transient smooth papule or plaque”

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Hives

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17
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“flaking off of stratum corneum”

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Scale–> eczema, psoriasis, SCC

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18
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“dry exudate”

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crust

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19
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What is hyperkeratosis?

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increased thickness of stratum corneum

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20
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What is parakeratosis?

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hyperkeratosis with retention of nuclei in statum corneum

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21
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What is spongiosis?

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epidermal accumulation of edematous fluid in intercellular spaces

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22
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What is acantholysis?

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separation of epidermal cells

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23
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What is Acanthosis?

A

Epidermal hyperplasia

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24
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What is an example of acanthosis?

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Acanthosis nigricans

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25
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“normal melanocyte number with decreased melanin production”

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albinism

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26
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What is deficient or defective in albinism?

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Tyrosinase enzyme

Tyrosine transport

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27
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“hyperpigmentation associated with pregnancy”

28
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“irregular areas of complete depigmentation”

29
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What causes vitiligo?

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Autoimmune destruction of melanocytes

30
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What type of hypersensitivity is atopic dermatitis (eczema)?

31
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“intradermal nevi vs junctional nevi”

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Intradermal= papular

junctional= macular

32
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What epidermal layer is increased in psoriasis and which is decreased?

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increased= spinosum

decreaed= granulosum

33
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what is Auspitz sign?

A

pinpoint bleeding spots from exposure of dermal papillae when scales are scraped off

34
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“inflammatory facial skin disorder characterized by erythematous papules and pustules”

35
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“flat, greasy, pigmented squamous epithelial proliferatoin with keratin filled cysts”

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Seborrheic keratosis

36
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What is leser trelat sign?

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sudden appearance of multiple suborrheic keratosis indicating an underlying malignancy

37
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Bollous impetigo is associated with which type of infectious agent?

38
Q

Common causes of cellulitis?

A

S. pyogenes

S. aureus

39
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Infection involving the upper dermis and superficial lymphatics?

A

Erysipelas

40
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Most common cause of abscesses?

41
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What are bacterial causes of necrotizing fasciitis?

A

Anaerobic bacteria

S. pyogenes

42
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What causes scalded skin syndrome?

A

Exotoxin destroys keratinocyte attachements in stratum granulosum

43
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What type of antibody is seen in pemphigus vulgaris?

A

IgG antibody against desmoglein

44
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Which blistering skin disorder has separation of epidermis?

A

pemphigus vulgaris

45
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Which blistering skin disorder has tense blisters?

A

bullous pemphigoid

46
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Which blistering condition is more severe?

A

pemphigus vulgaris

47
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What skin disease is associated with celiac disease?

A

dermatitis herpetiforms

48
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What is dermatitis herpetiforms?

A

IgA at tips of dermal papillae

49
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“fever, bullae formation and necrosis, sloughing of skin, high mortality rate”

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Stevens johnson reaction

50
Q

what is acanthosis nigricans associated with?

A

hyperinsulinemia ad visceral malignany

51
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“premalignant lesions caused by sun exposure?

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actinic keratosis

52
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“painful inflammatory lesions on subcutaneous fat, usually on anterior skins”

A

erythema nodosum

53
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What conditions are associated with erythema nodosum?

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Sarcoidosis
coccidiodomycosis
histoplasmosis
TB
streptococcal infections
leprosy
crohn disease
54
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“sawtooth infiltrate of lymphocytes at dermal- epidermal junction”

A

lichen planus

55
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What are the 6 P’s of lichen planus?

A 
Pruritic
Purple
Polygonal
Planar Papules
Plaques
56
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What type of rays from the sun are associated with tanning? With sunburn?

A

UVA= tan

UVB= burn

57
Q

“pink pearly nodules with telangiectasias and rolled borders and central/ crusting ulceration”

A

basal cell carcinoma

58
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What is the histological feature of basal cell carcinoma?

A

Palisaiding carcinoma

59
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What is the mosts common skin cancer?

60
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What type of exposures can lead to SCC of the skin?

A

Arsenic, sunlight and immunosuppression

61
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What is the precursor to SCC?

A

Actinic keratosis

62
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What is the SCC varient that grows VERY quickly but then can regress over the course of months?

A

Keratoacanthoma

63
Q

Tumor marker for melanoma/

64
Q

What is the ABCDE of melanoma?

A 
Assymetry
Border irregularity
Color variation
Diameter >6mm
Evolution over time
65
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What is the mutation seen in melanoma?

A

BRAF kinase

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