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What are cherry red haemangiomas and where do they normally appear

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  • Firm red, blue or purple papule
  • 0.1-1cm in diameter
  • May develop on any part of the body - most often appear on the scalp, face, lips and trunk
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What are some differential diagnoses for cherry red haemangiomas

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  • Angiokeratoma
  • Spider telangiectasis
  • Pyogenic granuloma
  • Nodular basal cell carcinoma
  • Amelanotic melanoma
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What is hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia characterised by

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  • By telangiectasia on the skin or mucosa
  • Multiple purpuric spots may get traumatised and bleed
  • Typically associated with nose bleeds
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What can happen in the GIT is involved in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia

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May result in bleeding and frequently iron deficiency anaemia

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What is hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with

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Lung, liver and cerebral AVMs

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What is spider naevi caused by

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  • Numerous vessels radiating from central arteriole

- fill from centre

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What is spider naevi associated with

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Liver disease, OCP and pregnancy

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What is telangiectasia caused by

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widened venules

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How does telangiectasia often present

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Results in threadlike red lines or patterns on the skin that often form gradually and in clusters

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What is ecchymosis

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bruising

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What might spontaneous lesions (blood blisters) associated with ecchymosis represent

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may represent underlying platelet or coagulation disorders or over anticoagulation with warfarin.

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What are some of the risk factors that can lead to xerostemia

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  • Polypharmacy and so age-related
  • tobacco smoking
  • alcohol ingestion
    drinking caffeine containing bevs
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What causes sjogrens syndrome

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infiltration of the salivary/lacrimal glands with lymphocytes and plasma cells - autoimmune lol

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Whats the difference between primary and secondary sjogrens syndrome

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Primary - happens in isolation

Secondary - associated with CT disease usually RA (SLE as well)

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How common is sjogrens?

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4% of adult population, second most common CT disease

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What are the symptoms associated with sjogrens syndrome

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  • oral discomfort
  • fatigue
  • low mood
  • impaired cognitive function
  • headache
  • variable non-spefici presentation like arthralgia, raynauds, vaginal dryness and pancreatic insufficiency
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What swellings can result from sjogrens syndrome

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  • Inflammatory duct obstruction with secondary infection with intermittent, moderately painful swelling
  • benign lymphoproliferation of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)
  • MALT lymphoma
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What kinds of drugs are most commonly implicated in xerostemia

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  • Antidepressants
  • Antipsychotics
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Antihistamines
  • Proton pump inhibitors
  • Opioids
  • Diuretics
  • Antihypertensive agents
  • Hypnotics
  • Bronchodilators
  • Recreational drugs
  • Vitamin A analogues
  • Antiparkinsons agents
  • Decongestants
  • Agents for bladder overactivity
  • Didanosine and protease inhibitors
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What is the most common pathway that causes drug related xerostemia

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  • Anticholinergic activity involving M3 muscarinic receptors
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What are the major clinical diagnostic features of behcet’s disease

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- Recurrent genital ulceration
Typical ocular lesions:
- anterior uveitis
- recurrent hypopion
- iritis
- chorioretinitis
Skin lesions:
- erythema nodosum
- thrombophlebitis 
(pathergy test?)
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What are the minor clinical diagnostic features of behcet’s disease

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  • Arthralgia/arthritis
  • Vascular lesion - thrombosis
  • CNS involvement
  • Gastrointestinal lesions
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What is erythema nodosum and where are they normally found

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  • Painful, purplish nodules
  • Typically found over shins

regresses over a few weeks to leave bruises

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What is erythema nodosum typically associated with

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UC and crohns but also associated with sarcoidosis and some medications

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What are the management options for Behcets disease

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  • Diagnosis difficult
  • No diagnostic test - dependent on history
  • Recurrent orogential ulcerations often the first manifestation
  • multidiscipline management involving systemic medication
  • Most common cause of visual loss in Japanese young males
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What are the aetiologies of gingival hypertrophy
- Plaque accumulation, dose and duration of therapy
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What proliferation does gingival hypertrophy often lead to
Proliferation of selected fibroblast populations - inflammatory infiltrate of predominantly B lymphocytes
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What does management of gingival hypertrophy often involve
Meticulous plaque control with professional hygiene therapy and if possible changing medication to an alternative agent
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What drugs lead to gingival hypertrophy
- Calcium channel antagonists - Ciclosporin - Anticonvulsants - Oral contraceptive pill
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What is the most common acute leukaemia affecting adults
Acute myeloid leukaemia
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What are the presentations and symptoms of acute myeloid leukaemia
- Infiltration as gingival hypertrophy - Hepatosplenomegaly - Symptoms related to infection, anaemia and bleeding
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What pathogen causes syphilis
- Gram negative spirochete: treponema pallidum
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What tends to be the first manifestation of a primary infection of syphilis
Painless papule appears at the site of inoculation, 10-20% of primary lesions are intrarectal, pernianal or oral
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What are some symptoms of the primary infection of syphilis
- regional lymphadenopathy | - Fever usually absent
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How long does it take a primary syphilis lesion to resolve without treatment
2-6 weeks
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What are the features of primary oral lesions of syphilis
- Firm, painless nodule - Breaks down to form indurated ulcer - May resemble OSCC - enlarged rubbery lymph nodes - heals over 8-9 weeks often without scarring
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When abouts does secondary syphils develop
4-8 weeks after appearance of chancre
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What are the symptoms/clinical features of secondary syphilis
- Low grade fever - Generalised lymphadenopathy - Headache - Malaise - Mucocutaeneous rash - Rash usually non-pruritic and covers entire body in a symmetric pattern - Skin is indurated often with superficial scale of the lesions that may lead to a misdiagnosis of psoriasis
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What kinds of secondary syphilis oral lesions are there
- Mucosal patches - Snail tract ulcers - Condylomata lata
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What is a general description of secondary syphilis oral lesions
Variable and non-specific by typically painful and more extensive than primary syphilis
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Describe the mucosal patches you get from secondary syphilis oral lesions
- multiple - Slightly raised - Covered by greyish - White pseudomembranes with surrounding erythema
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Describe the snail trail ulcers you get from secondary syphilis oral lesions
- Flat ulcers with a linear outline in posterior part of the mouth
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Describe the condylomata lata you get from secondary syphilis oral lesions
- Broad based | - Most friable warty growths (skin folds, genital anal or oral)
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How long do the lesions of secondary syphilis take to resolve
- Will resolve spontaneously within 3-12 weeks +/- therapy - 25% of untreated patients experience recurrences of secondary disease - Tertiary disease occurs in ~1/3 of untreated secondary syphilis
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How does oral hairy leukoplakia present in the mouth
Corrugated hyperkeratotic lesion usually involving the lateral borders of the tongue
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Who is at risk of oral hairy leukoplakia
HIV positive and immunocompromised individuals
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Ay jaws can i abbe de note plz
Manifestation of EBV infection in keratinocytes in patients with oral hairy leukoplakia
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Describe the clinical symptoms of oral hairy leukplakia and how it is resolve when associated with AIDS
- Painless - If associated with AIDS resolves with HAART - May mimic other oral mucosal diseases - Not premalignant
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What CD4 count is diagnosis for AIDS
200 cells/microL
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What oral lesions are associated with HIV
- Candidiasis: pseudomembranous, erythematous, hyperplastic - Oral hairy leukoplakia - Kaposi's sarcoma - Lyphoma - Periodontal disease - Oral ulcers - Diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome
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What are the typical presentations of candidosis in HIV disease
- Pseudomembranous | - Erythematous and angular chelitis
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What reduces Candidosis in HIV disease
HAART
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What can be some of the causes of oral ulceration in HIV disease
- Viral HSV - Viral HZV - CMV - Occasionally from unusual bacterial or fungal infections
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What HPV-related lesions can a patient present with
- Papillomas - Condyloma acuminatum - Focal epithelial hyperplasia
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Describe papillomas that present from HPV-related lesions
- Most common on palate/gingivae
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What is Diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome characterised by
- Similar to sjogren's syndrome - salivary gland enlargement and xerostemia - CD8+ T cells and absence of typical autoantibodies.
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What does oral kapok's aroma tend to affect
the palate but also periodontal tissues
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How does oral kaposi's sarcoma present
- Reddy-blue or purple patches or nodules that may ulcerate.
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What are the treatment options for oral kapok's sarcoma
- Alitretinoin gel - Liposomal daunorubicin/oloxorubicin - Paclitaxel - IFN-alpha - Thalidomide
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AY BAWS CAN I HABE DE NOTE PLZ
- Kaposi's sarcoma is the most common skin cancer in HIV | - Typically occurs in late stage disease
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How does non-hodgkins lymphoma present in the mouth
Usually as rapidly progressive lesions that mimic tuberculous ulcers in appearance

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