Inflam. Blistering Disease Flashcards
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Types of Inflam. Blistering Diseases
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- Herpes Simplex (HSV1 & HSV2)
- Chicken Pox/Shingles
- Bullous Impetigo
- Fungal Infections (Candidiasis & Dermatophyte)
- Bullous pemphigoid (autoimmune)
- Dermititis herpetiformis
- Pemphigoid vulgaris (hemidesmosome attack)
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (sun exposed)
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Hallmarks of Herpes Simplex
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- Group vesicles on a red base that become purulent & crusted
- HSV1 = everyone
- treat actively when it is around the eye
- HSV2 = STD
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Chickenpox hallmarks
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- small vesicles (usually on the trunk) rapidly become pustules and crust
- spread by respiratory droplets
- now have immunizations (get 2 doses)
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Shingles (zoster) hallmarks
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- follows a nerve root/dermatome
- usually more lumbar
- unilateral rash
- post-herpetic neuralgia
- risk increases with age
- vaccine now available
- ZOSTER ON NOSE = POTENTIAL EYE PROBLEM
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Bullous Impetigo hallmarks
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- bullae & blisters occurring most commonly in the fold areas
- axillary, & groin most common
- looks sort of like chickenpox but in a different area
- pruritic
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Candidiasis infection hallmarks
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- cutaneous & mucosal
- small postules with fringe of white scale
- beefy red dermatitis
- common in skin folds
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Dermatophyte infection hallmarks
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- superficial blisters or pustules
- athletes foot
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Bullous pemphigoid hallmarks
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- taut blisters (i.e. tense bullae)
- 60-80 years old
- autoimmune
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Dermatitis Herpetiformis hallmarks
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- Pruritic
- clusters of erythmatous papules & vesicles
- arise due to gluten insensitivity (complication of celiacs)
- distributed symmetrically along extensor surfaces
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Pemphigous Vulgaris hallmarks
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- flaccid blisters
- NIKOLSKY SIGN
- top skin layers slip off when slightly rubbed
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda hallmarks
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- blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas
- deficiency in heme synthesis
