Disorders Flashcards
Where does verrucae vulgaris develope?
Dorsal of hand
Where does verrucae plana develope?
Face
Where does verrucae plantaris & palmaris develope?
Palm and sole
What is venereal wart called scientifically?
Condyloma acuminatum
What viruses cause erythema multiforme ?
HSV & Mycoplasma
What viruses could cause myositis ?
Influenza, coxsackie and HIV
What parasites could cause myositis?
Trichinella spiralis & cysticercosis
What blood test is shared by all muscle disorders?
CPK/CK level
How to differentiate muscular dystrophy from myositis?
Myositis is more symmetrical and has inflammation
Which muscle diseases could be paraneoplastic?
Dermatomyositis in adults and lambert-eaton for small cell lung carcinoma
What is the inheritance pattern of achondroplasia ?
Autosomal dominant
What is the inheritance pattern of osteogenesis imperfecta?
Autosomal dominant
Why does osteogenesis imperfecta cause blue sclera?
Less collagen makes sclera thinner revealing veins
Why does osteogenesis imperfecta cause hearing loss?
Middle ear bones fracture
What is the inheritance pattern of osteopetrosis?
AD for adults & AR for infants
What is the most common cause of osteoporosis in teenage girls?
Low dietarily calcium
What blood tests could be done for osteoporosis?
ALP for formation
& Urinary Ca for resorption
What blood tests could be used for osteoporosis
ALP & urine calcium
Scientific name of brown tumor?
Osteitis fibrosa cystica
What does a brown tumor consist of?
Giant cells & hemosiderin on a fibrovascular background
What blood tests is definitive for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis?
ACPA
(Anti-Citrullinated protein antibodies)
What blood test could be used to assess severity of rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid factor (IgG/A)
What is the typical patient of rheumatoid arthritis?
Middle aged women
What are osteophytes in the distal intrapharyngeal joint called?
Heberden’s node
What is the typical patient for osteoarthritis?
Elderly and obese if young
What are osteophytes in the proximal intrapharyngeal joint called?
Bouchard’s node
Name the 3 hand deformities found in rheumatoid arthritis
1) Ulnar deviation
2) Swan’s neck deformity
3) Boutonniere deformity
What kind of tb causes arthritis?
Pulmonary and miliary
Typical patient of gout?
Middle aged men
Typical patient of psuedogout?
> 50 years old
What is the difference between the crystals of gout and pseudogout?
Gout: monosodium urate , needle shaped & birefringent-
Pseudogout: Calcium pyrophosphate, rhomboid shaped & birefringent+
What cell type can be seen in verrucae?
Koilocytes
State 3 skin disease with perivascular infiltration
Eczema, erythema and bullous pemphigoid
