Intro to Derm Flashcards
Skin disorders are the _____ most common reason for visiting the doctor
first
Top 3 Global burden skin disease?
Dermatitis
Acne
Psoriasis
Weight skin
Size
4 kg
2 m^2
Where do hair follicles originate?
sub-cu
5 layers of epidermis?
stratum corneum stratum granulosum stratum spinosum stratum lucidum stratum basalis
filaggrin -
filament associated protein that binds keratin fibers in epithelial cells - found in the stratum granulosum
desmosomes layer
stratum spinosum
stem cell layer
stratum basalis
cycle from SB to SC
28 days
kertinohyalin granules
found in the stratum granulosum - contain pro-filaggrin
Fitzpatrick skin type
hair: blond/red
eye: blue/green
skin: fair
freckles: ++
sunburn: easily
tan: minimally
II
Fitzpatrick skin type
hair: blond/red
eyes: blue/grenn
skin: white
freckels: +++
sunburn: always
tan: never
I
Fitzpatrick skin type
hair: brown
eyes: dark
skin: moderate brown
freckles: 0
sunburn: minimally
tan: well
IV
Fitzpatrick skin type:
hair: brown
eyes: medium to dark
skin: light brown
freckles: +
sunburn: initially
tan: gradually
III
Fitzpatrick skin type:
hair: dark
eyes: dark
skin: black
freckels: 0
sunurn: never
tan: always
VI
Fitzpatrick skin type
hair: dark
eyes: dark
skin: dark brown
freckels: 0
sunburn: rarely
tan: dark tan
V
Skin color variation due to (2)
type of melanin
disbtribution of melanosomes
eumelanin
black to brown pigment
pheomelanin
mutated melanin - yellow to red pigment
light skin melanosome distribution -
clusters above nucleus
dark skin melanosome distribution?
individually throughout cytoplasm
fx
physical barrier
epidermis keritoncytes
fx
light barrier
epidermis melanocyte
fx
immunological barrier
epidermis
langerhaans cells
fx
vit D synthesis?
epidermis
keratinocytes
fx
water homeostasis
epidermis
keratinocytes
adnexa
eccrine glands
fx
grasp
adnexa
nails
fx
lubrication
adnex
sebaceous glands
fx
phermones
adnexa
apocrine glands
fx
thermoregulation
adnexa
eccrine glands
dermis
blood vessels
fx
strength and elasticity
dermis
fibroblasts (produce collagen and elastin)
fx
sensation
dermis
nerves
fx
insulation
sub-cu
fat
fx
calorie reservoir
sub cu
fat
epidermis composition
stratified squamous epithelium
dermis composition
underlying CT layer
papillary dermis
reticular dermis
papillary dermis
loose CT lies immediately under epi
reticular dermis
dense CT
Adnexal structures (5)
apocrine eccrine hair nails sebaceous
sub-cu composition
adipocytes
regional variation of skin
thick skin is…
hairless and found on the palms and soles
vitD synthesis
skin?
7-dehydroholesterol can be converted to vitD3 by UVB… but you can also ingest and absorb
What happens to VitD3 D2?
Converted to 25hydroxy D in liver
what happens to 25hydroxy D?
converted to 1,25 dihydroxy D in the kideny
keritinocyte fx
form barrier layer
kertinocyte synthesize
keratin
what is keratin
the major intracellular fibrous protein of the skin
keratinocyte cycle?
defined cylce of proliferation, differenatiation, and apoptosis (28 days)
melanocyte - fx and derivation
pigment producing cells arising from the neural crest
melanocyte location
primarily in the basal layer of the epidermis - in hair follicles
melanocyte - ration to keritinocyte -
1 : 10
how many kertinocytes does 1 melanocyte supply melanin to? via dendrites
30
what is melanin from
tyrosine
melanin is packaged into granules called
melanosomes
how are melanosome transferred to keratinocytes?
via dendritic processes of the melanosome
what does melanin do for us
protects basal keratinocytes from UV damage (DNA)
Absence of melanocytes is often due to?
autoimmunity causes vitiligo which cinlically consists of depigmented macules and patches
langerhaans cells - location
found in all epidermal layers
what are langerhaans cells?
dendritic cells in the epidermis derived from a bone marrow cell
What do langerhaans cells do?
participate in cell mediated immune reactions by processing and presenting antigens (circulate back and forth between skin and lymph nodes)
Stratum basalis =
basal cell layer
Stratum basalis - architecture
consists of single cell layer of cuboidal or columnar kertinocytes
_________ are the stem cells of the epidermis
basal kertinocytes - thus a site of intense prolifearation
hemidesmosomes
attach basal cells firmly to the basal lamina of the dermal epidermal juctnion
antibodies to the protein in the hemidesmosomes may cause autoimmune blistering diseases such as?
bullous pemphigoid
genetic defects in collagen VII cause?
dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Type VII collagen
type VII collagen fibril, composed of three identical alpha collagen chains, is restricted to the basement zone beneath stratified squamous epithelia. It functions as an anchoring fibril between the external epithelia and the underlying stroma. Mutations in this gene are associated with all forms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Laminin-5 genetic defects –>
Junctional epidermolysis bullosa
Laminin 5
Laminin, alpha 5 has been shown to interact with BCAM,[3][4] FBLN2[5] and Collagen, type VII, alpha 1.[6]
Important in hemidesmasome
Desmosome
attach kertinocytes to each other
antibodies to proteins in desmosomes may cause autoimmune blistering diseases such as
pemphigus vulgaris
congenital defects in keratin filaments 5 and 14 cause?
epidermolysis bullosa simplex