Misc Flashcards
patients wth erythropoietic protoporphyria have a defect in
ferrochelatase
location of split in bullous pemphigoid, cicatricial pemphigoid, PCT, EBA
sub-epidermal
immunoflourescent patter in bullous pemphigoid and herpes gestationis
linear C3 with occasional IgG at basement membrane
atopic derm is Th*
Th2
the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that products a particular biologic effect (e.g. erythema, delayed tanning)
action spectrum
wavelength of Wood’s light
365nm
how is actinic prurigo different from polymorphous light eruption?
AP lesions begin in childhood and remit in puberty, occur on all sunexposed areas and may occur on non-sun exposed areas, and may persist for months, and chelitis is frequently seen
Topical and systemic agents that produce phototoxicity and/or photoallergy usually have action spectra in what range?
UVA
Patients with an allergy to the compositae family may have an allergic reaction to which family of drugs?
Pyrethrins, insecticidal
mosquitos that cause malaria
Anopheles
Mosquitos that cause yellow fever
Aedes
Mosquitos that cause dengue
Aedes
Capsaicin works by ***ing substance P release
increasing, leading to depletion
leading cause of necrotic arachnidism in several states of the Pacific Northwest
Tegenaria agrestis (hobo spider)
The necrosis and hemolysis that can result from a brown recluse spider bite may be attributed to which of the following toxins?
sphingomyelinase D
Organ transplant recipients are at risk for developing many cutaneous tumors. The risk of melanoma is ***-fold that of the general population whereas these patients have a xxx-fold increased risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma.
***3
xxx65
What is the tattoo pigment responsible for most lichenoid reactions?
mercuric sulfide
laser used for rhinophyma
carbon dioxide
10,600 nm laser
carbon dioxide
Which of the following histochemical stains can be used intraoperatively during Mohs micrographic surgery to confirm the diagnosis of extramammary Paget’s disease?
cytokeratin 7