Mucosal, Oral, and Cutaneous Disease Flashcards
Acne Vulgaris
- very common
- hormones
- medications
- skin bacteria
- stress
- genetic susceptibility
Open comodones
- black-heads
2. open to the air (oxidized)
Closed comodones
white-heads
Nodule-cystic acne
- leads to scarring
2. inflammatory
Topical Acne Tx
- comedolytics (target the comedones)
2. anti-inflammatories (benzoyl peroxide, clindamycin, dapsone)
Systemic Tx for Acne
- oral antibiotics (tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline)
- combined oral contraceptives
- isotretinoin
Non-melanoma skin cancers
- includes basal cell carcinomas (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC)
- most COMMON malignancy in humans
* *BCCs: 80%
* *SCCs: 20% - 3.5 million cases annually in the US, affects ALL races
Risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer
- fair skin (skin type I or II)
- age
- male
- sun or UV exposure
* *SCC: cumulative
* *BCC: intermittent
* *melanoma: tanning beds - ionizing radiation
- genetic syndromes
- immunosuprresion
SCC (specific) skin cancer risk factors
- arsenic
- HPV
- PUVA
- smoking
- chronic wounds
- long-standing skin disease
Basal Cell Carcinoma
- most common type
- most often on head and neck
- pick, pearly papule with a rolled edge
- chronic course, slow growth with ulceration
- rarely metastasizes
Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma
- classic type
2. 50-80% of all types
Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma
- non-painful, don’t bleed
- can be confused with melanoma
- must biopsy
Superficial BCC Skin Cancer
- second most common
- 15% of BCCs
- favor the trunk and extremities
- located in top layers of skin
Invasive/Morpheaform BCC skin cancer
- locally aggressive sub-type
- may appear scar-like
- often a histologic determination
Actinic Keratoses
- pre-malignant or pre-cancerous
- 10% develop into SCC over 10 years (if untreated)
* *60% of SCCs develop from AKs - same risk factors as SCC
- prevention: sunscreen/low fat diet
- tx: destruction/topical immunotherapy
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Skin Cancer
- 300,000 per year in US
2. most common skin cancer in AA
Risk factors for SCC skin cancer
- cumulative long term exposure to UV light
- radiation
- immunosuppression
- chronic ulceration, scar, HPV, carcinogens
Keratoacanthoma
- rapid growth
- clinically tame
- variant of SCC
SCC in situ
- Bowen’s disease
- elderly
- sun-exposed skin
- de novo or from AKs
- head and neck»_space;extremities
- tender to the touch, not a lot of depth
"BEST" B: Bowen's Disease E: elderly S: sun T: tender to touch
High Risk Sites for Skin Cancer
- trunk and extremities: 2 cm and greater
2. cheeks, forehead, neck, and scalp: 1 cm and greater
Indications for Mohs Surgery
- high risk sites
- recurrent
- poorly delineated or incompletely removed
- pt on immunosuppression
Melanoma
- incidence in whites has tripled in last thirty years
2. lifetime risk in 1 in 70
Nodular Melanoma
- 15-20% of melanomas
- no radial growth phase–>rapid growth
- trunk and legs most common
Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma
- melanoma on the toes or fingers
2. most common type in AA, Asians, Hispanics
Exzema herpeticum
- all paules looks the same
- punched out erosion
- associated with herpes
Topical Steroids
- main tx with atopic derm
- body locations: risk of side effects directly related to steroid strength, inversely related to skin thickness
* *thinnest skin: eyelids, scrotum
* *thin skin: face, axillae, groin
* *average skin: trunk, arms, legs
* *thicker skin: hands, feet
Allergic contact dermatitis is a __ (type of hypersensitivity reaction)
delayed type hypersensitivity reaction to previously sensitized chemical
Irritant contact dermatitis
local toxic effect from an irritant chemical
Poison Ivy
- very itchy, difficult to control
2. vesicles (skin breaks apart with fluid)
Nickel
- costume jewelry, pants rivets
2. can develop a rash all over body if severe enough
Cradle Cap
seborrheic dermatitis
__ is the most common malignancy in humans
Basal Cell Carcinoma
__ (percent) of SCCs develop from AKs
60%
AKs risk factors are the same as __
SCC
__ may be prevented with sunscreen/low fat diet
AKs
Tx for AKs is __
destruction or topical immunotherapy
AKs are also known as __
- solar keratoses
- senile keratoses
- “pre cancers”
Where do AKs occur?
sun damaged skin
- scalp
- face
- top of ears
- hands
What is the appearance of AKs?
- rough
- gritty pink to red
- macule/papule with angular border
__ (percent) of AKs turn into invasive SCC
0.1%
__ is the second most common form of skin cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
SCC is most often found __
head, neck, dorsal hands
SCC appears __
- pink to red scaly/ulcerated
- enlarging papule or nodule
- may be tender
Metastases of SCC is most common when it involves __
- high risk sites (lip, ear)
- immunosuppression
- lesions arising in scars, sites of inflammation
- size > 2 cm
- injured/chronically diseased skin
- perineural invasion
Erythroplasia of Queyrat is SCC on the __
penis
Tx for Skin Cancer
- topical
* *retinoids
* *5-fluorouracil (Efudex)
* *imiquimod (Aldara) - photodynamic therapy
* *blue light treatment - cryotherapy
- surgical excision
* *margins depend on type
* *Moh’s
__ is the median age of diagnosis for melanoma
53 years
__ is the most common cancer in women aged 25-29
melanoma
Risk factors for melanoma
- family history of MM
- person history of MM
- atypical nevi
- numbers of banal nevi
- history of excessive UV and sunburns
- fair skin
- immuno-suppression
Lentigo Maligna-Melanoma
- form of in situ melanoma (confined to epidermis, but full potential to invade)
- uncommon large malignant pigmented patch on chronically sun exposed skin
- usually long radial growth phase
- need large (broad) shave biopsy to diagnose, excellent margin control to remove
Lentigo Maligna-Melanoma makes up __ (percent) of melanomas
4-15%
Tx for Melanoma
- wide excision
- Moh’s surgery
- sentinel lymph node biopsy
- staging workup
- Adjuvant therapy
* *Interferon-A
* *vaccines
* *isolated limb perfusion of chemotherapy - CLOSE FOLLOW UP every three months
Atopic Dermatitis
- common inflammatory condition of the skin
- AKA “eczema”
- associated with seasonal allergies, asthma, food allergies
Eczema
- means “to break out, boil over”
- group of dermatoses with characteristic histologic/clinical features
- not a diagnoses in itself
- broad term–>important to distinguish “kind of eczema”
Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis
- 0.6-20% of individuals
2. higher in children: 95% develop before age 15, but 40-60% outgrow it
Inheritance of Atopic Dermatitis
- one parent with atopy=50% chance
- two parents with atopy=79% chance
- polygenic
How does atopic dermatitis affect quality of life?
- decreased self-esteem
- poor sleep/work performance
- depression
- isolation
- poor scoring on QOL
Atopic Dermatitis generally starts as __ (age)
infant or young child
Atopic Dermatitis is located on the __ of infants
face, extensor surfaces
Atopic Dermatitis is located on the __ of young kids
LESS on face, more on extensor surfaces
Atopic Dermatitis is located on the __ of older kids and adults
flexural surfaces
Atopic Dermatitis - Clinical Features
- xerosis
- very pruritic
- excoriations
- lichenification
- colonized with MSSA/MRSA
Adults with Atopic Dermatitis tend to __, while children __
- adults: run a chronic course
2. children: improve with time
Complications with Atopic Dermatitis include __
- bacterial super-infection
- eczema herpeticum
- erythroderma
The two main side effects of topical steroids are __
- skin atrophy (reversible if caught early)
2. absorption (excessive local and systemic)
What complications are associated with topical steroids?
- atrophy (thinning)
- bruising
- stretch marks
- steroid acne
- localized infections
- perioral dermatitis
- contact dermatitis
__ is related to sebum-production and commensal yeast Malassezia
seborrheic dermatitis
Seborrheic Dermatitis - Clinical Features
- scalp
- face (forehead, eyebrowns, upper eyelids, nasolabial and melolabial folds)
- neck and central chest
- retro-auricular creases, under breasts, in pannus folds, groin
Seborrheic Dermatitis appears as __
- sharply demarcated greasy, pink-yellow to red-brown patches/plaques
- bran-like scale
- chronic, relapsing course
Severe cases of seborrheic dermatitis are associated with __
HIV or Parkinson’s disease
Tx for Seborrheic Dermatitis
- anti-yeast tx
2. anti-inflammatory tx when more red and inflamed
Psoriasis
- chronic inflammatory disorder of the skin
2. affects children and adults
The subtypes of psoriasis include __
- plaque-type
- guttate
- psoriatic arthritis
- pustular psoriasis
- erythroderma
What can trigger psoriasis?
- infection (streptoccus)
- emotional/physical stress
- trauma
- certain medications (Beta blockers, hydroxychloroquine, ibuprofen)
What is associated with psoriasis?
- obesity
- metabolic syndrome
* *high BP
* *excess body fat
* *high blood pressure - increased risk for cardiac mobility and mortality in those who have psoriasis
Psoriasis - Topical Tx Options
- steroids
- calcineurin inhibitors
- Vitamin D analogues
Psoriasis - Systemic Tx Options
- narrowband UVB phototherapy
2. methotrexate, cyclosporine, acitretin
Perioral Dermatitis
- inflammatory condition on face
- usually made worse with fluorinated topical steroids or fluoride toothpaste
- DOESN’T involve vermilion border
- can involve perinasal and periocular skin
- pruritic
Tx for Perioral Dermatitis
- remove offending agents
- gentle, fragrance-free skin care
- topical antiboties - metronidazole, erythromycin
- oral antibiotics - doxycycline, minocyline (adults), and erythromycin
Lichen Planus
inflammatory disease of skin, hair, nails, mucous membranes
The “P’s” of Lichen Planus
- planar polygonal pruritic pink
2. purple papules or plaques
Lichen Planus is commonly found on the __
- legs
- ankles
- wrists
- genitalia
Lichen Planus is associated with __
- viruses (Hep C)
- drugs
* *Beta-Blockers
* *ACE inhibitors
* *Thiazide diuretics
* *Anti-malarials
* *gold and metals
* *Penicillamine - Hep B vaccine
__ (percent) of LP patients have nail involvement
10%
- thinning of nail plates
- longitudinal ridging
- pterygium formation (scarring)
isolated nail LP may also occur
Mucosal Lichen Planus is found __
- oral (most common)
- genital
- pharynx, esophagus, GI tract
Two types of Mucosal Lichen Planus are __
- reticulated
2. erosive
Reticulated Mucosal Lichen Planus
- linear, lace-like pattern of tiny white papules
- buccal mucosa (most common)
- typically asymptomatic
Erosive Mucosal Lichen Planus
- gingiva or tongue
2. typically painful