Dermatology High Yield Flashcards
What are the layer os the epidermis from surface to base?
Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum
Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Basale
“felt connecting ACTIN cytoskeletos of adjacent cells with Cadherins”
Tight junctions/ Zonula aderins
“structural support via KERATIN interactions”
Desmosome/ Macula adherens
“channel proteins called connexons permit electrical and chemical communication between cells”
gap junction
“connects keratin in basal cells to underlying basement membranes”
Hemidesmosomes
What cell junction is targeted in Bullous pemphigoides?
Hemidesmosomes
What cell junction is targeted in pemphigus vulgaris?
Desmosome
“prevents paracellular movement of solutes; composed of claudins and occludins”
tight junctions
“flat lesion with well circumscribed change in skin color”
macule
“macule
Patch
“elevated solid skin lesion
papule
“papule
plaque
“small fluid containing blister
vesicle
“large fluid containing blister >1cm”
bulla
“vesicles containing pus”
pustule
“transient smooth papule or plaque”
Hives
“flaking off of stratum corneum”
Scale–> eczema, psoriasis, SCC
“dry exudate”
crust
What is hyperkeratosis?
increased thickness of stratum corneum
What is parakeratosis?
hyperkeratosis with retention of nuclei in statum corneum
What is spongiosis?
epidermal accumulation of edematous fluid in intercellular spaces
What is acantholysis?
separation of epidermal cells
What is Acanthosis?
Epidermal hyperplasia
What is an example of acanthosis?
Acanthosis nigricans
“normal melanocyte number with decreased melanin production”
albinism
What is deficient or defective in albinism?
Tyrosinase enzyme
Tyrosine transport