Immune-mediate Skin Disease Flashcards
CIMD
Cutaneous Immune-Mediated Disease
Diverse set of RARE conditions
Factors affects presentation of CIMDs
Target tissue
Predominant hypersensitivity type
Target tissue for CIMDs
Desmosomal proteins in the upper epidermis
Cells of the basal epidermis
Sebaceous glands
Dermal skin vessels
Subcuticular fat
Hypersensitivity types involved in CIMDs
Type 2 - Antibody Cytotoxicity
Type 3 - Immune complexes
Type 4 - T-Cell mediated
Pemphigus Foliaceous target tissue
Desmosomal proteins in upper epidermis
Pemphigus Foliaceous mechanism
Type II - Antibody cytotoxicity
Pemphigus Foliaceous presentation
Pustules rapidly developing into crusts
Leaves erosions
Doesn’t form around a single follicle
Pemphigus Foliaceous differential diagnosis
Superficial pyoderma
* Directly associated with one follicular unit
Desmosome
- Specialized and highly ordered membrane domains
- Mediate cell-cell contact and strong adhesion
- Provide anchorage sites for intermediate filaments
Facial cutaneous lupus erythematosus target tissue
Epithelial cells
Facial cutaneous lupus erythematosus mechanism
Type IV - T-Cell mediated
Facial cutaneous lupus erythematosus presentation
Damaged epithelium ulceration
Depigmentation
Facial cutaneous lupus erythematosus differential diagnosis
Mucocutaneous pyoderma
Epitheliotropic lymphoma
Vitiligo target tissue
Melanocytes
Vitiligo mechanism
Type II - Antibody cytotoxicity
Vitiligo presentation
Minimal inflammation
Hypopigmentation of epithelium