PGY2-General Dermatology Flashcards
List 6 clinical variants psoriasis
- Plaque
- Pustular-multiple subtypes
- Guttate
- Erythrodermic
- Special locations-scalp, inverse, nail, oral
- Psoriatic arthritis: 5 subtypes
List 5 variants pustular psoriasis
- Generalized pustular psoriasis VEAL
o Von Zombusch
o Exanthematic
o Annular of lapier
o Localized
-Gestational/Impetigo herpetiformis - Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau
- Acrodermatitis repens of Crocker
- Pustular psoriasis of palms and soles
VEALGAAP
List psoriasis triggers
PITTED NAILS
- Psychogenic stress
- Infection (e.g., streptococcus)
- Trauma/koebner
- Terrible habits (e.g., EtOH and smoking)
- Endocrine (e.g., pregnancy, hypocalcemia)
- Drugs= NAILS (see below)
List 5 systemic associations with psoriasis
a. Metabolic dz
b. Diabetes
c. Obesity
d. IBD
e. PG
f. RA
g. Celiac
List 10 causes drug induced psoriasis
- NSAIDS-e.g. indomethacin
- Anti-malarial -CQ/HQ
- Anti-hypertensive (ACEi, betablockers)
- Infliximab and other anti-TNFs
- Interferon
- Imiquimod
- Lithium
- Steroids withdrawl
Others:
* Quinidine
* Gemfibrozil
* Clonidine
* Rapid taper of cyclosporine
* GM-CSF/G-CSF
* SSKI
* Bupropion/Wellbutrin
What are the variants of PsA
SODAS:
Spondylitis + sacroiliitis (5%): often HLA-B27 + (w/ IBD, uveitis)
Asymmetric Oligoarthritis + Mono (70%)
DIPs (OA-like, 5%): exclusively DIPs, classic, but uncommon
Arthritis Mutilans: (5%, least common)
Symmetric RA-like (MCPs, PIPs, 15%): sym polyarthritis of small-med joints
What 3 psoriasis sites in a patient are high risk for arthritis
- Scalp
- Nails
- Gluteal cleft
- Severe psoriasis
Name 10 histological signs in psoriasis
- Regular acanthosis
- Confluent parakeratosis
- Munroe’s micro abscesses (stratum corneum)
- Spongiform pustules of Kojog (stratum spinosum)
- Squirting papillae (neutrophils discharge from papillary dermal tips)
- Thinning supra-papillary plates
- Dilated and tortuous capillaries in dermal papillae
- Elongation dermal papillae
- Superficial perivascular infiltrate w/ lymphocytes and macrophages
- Decreased or absent granular layer
- Elongated and squared off rete ridges
What does PASI stand for? What min and max score?
a. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
b. Erythema, scale, thickness/induration
c. Minimum: 0, Max: 72
Name 4 cytokines elevated in psoriasis
- IL-17
- IL-23
- IL-22
- TNF
- Also: IFN, IL-2, Il-1, IL-6
Name 5 classes of medications used for psoriasis
- PDE-4 inhibitor (Apremilast)
- Retinoids (Acitretin)
- Immunosuppressants (MTX, Cyclosporine)
- Biologics (TNF, 12/23, 23, 17)
- JAK inhibitor (Tofacitinib)
Name 4 systemic associations with prp
celiac sprue
myositis
MG
hiv
According to the Griffith classification, what are the 5 variants of pityriasis rubra? What is the 6th additional variant?
Type I- Classic adult (scalp erythema, keratitis follicular papules on red base, salmon plaques, islands sparing, orange-red waxy keratoderma)
Type II- Atypical adult (itchyosiform leg lesions, eczema and lamellate coarse ppt)
Type III-Juvenile classic
Type IV-Juvenile circumscribed (knees, elbows follicular pap)
Type V-Juvenile atypical (sclerodermoid hands and feet)
Type VI-HIV associated
Type VII-Facial discoid dermatosis
What are 6 morphological variants of Pityriasis Rosea?
Gigantea – confined to herald patch
Urticarial
Vesicular
Pustular
Inverse
Purpuric
EM-like
GUV PIPE:
What are 5 medications known to cause drug induced PR?
KFC BAGS TOH
Ketotifen
Flagyl
Clonidine
Beta blockers, bismuth, barbiturates, BCG vaccine
ACEi, Aresnic, accurate
Gold
Salvarsan
TNF in
omeprazole
HCTZ
Name top 5 causes erythroderma per Scott Walsh
Dermatitic- AD>contact>SD>actinic
Psoriasis
drug rxn
MF
idiopathic
List 10 causes of Erythroderma (please ensure that the first 5 are listed most common to least common)
- Dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Drugs
- CTCL
- Idiopathic
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Stasis dermatitis with autosensitization
- PRP
- Ichthyosis
- Bullous dermatoses-e.g. Bullous pemphigoid
- GVHD
- AI-CTD: e.g. Dermatomyositis
- Infestation-scabies
- Paraneoplastic
- Chronic actinic dermatitis
- Papuloerythroderma of ofuji
- Mastocytosis
- PER SCOTT WALSH
o Dermatitic -24% (AD>contact>seb>actinic)
o Psoriasis -20%
o Drug rxn -19%
o CTCL -8%
o Idiopathic
List 5 variants pustular psoriasis
- Generalized pustular psoriasis of von Zumbusch
- Exanthematous pustular psoriasis
- Annular pustular psoriasis of LaPierre
- Localized pustular psoriasis
- Gestational (Impetigo herpetiformis)
- Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau
- Acrodermatitis repens of Crocker
- Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris
Name which findings in psoriasis are due to what parts of nail bed?
Salmon patch
Oil drop sign
Splinter hemmorhages
Pitting
Beaus lines
Leukonycia
Erythema of lunula
Distal onycholysis
Sublingual hyperkeratosis
- Salmon patch/oil drop – NB
- Splinter hemorrhages – NB
- Distal onycholysis – NB
- Subungual hyperkeratosis – NB or distal matrix
- Pitting – PNM
- Beau’s lines – PNM
- Leukonychia – Distal nail matrix
- Erythema of lunula – DNM
Key:
* PNM - proximal nail matrix
* DNM - distal nail matrix
* NB - nail bed
* H - hyponychium
What are the HLA associations for each of the following? HLA Cw6, HLA B27, HLA B13/B17
- HLA-Cw6: early onset psoriasis, increased severity, fmhx
o Increased risk Caucasians (13x), Japanese (25x) - HLA-B27: reactive arthritis, sacroiliitis, pustular PsO
- HLA-B13/HLA-B17: erythrodermic PsO
From epidemiologic studies, what is the risk of psoriasis in an offspring if:
1 parent
both parents
1 sibiling
No parent/sibling
- One parent is affected? 14%
- Both parents are affected? 41%
- One sibling is affected? 6%
- No parent or sibling is affected? 2%
Define the following:
Auspitz sign
Woronoff ring
Koebner phenomenon
Woronoff: hypopigmented ring surrounding individual psoriasis lesions possibly due to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis by treatments.
Koebner: traumatic induction of psoriasis on non-lesional skin.
The Auspitz sign: focal bleeding points that appear when the scale is removed due to dilated capillaries and thinned suprapapillary plates
Name 5 systemic associations w/ LP
Hep C
Dental amalgams
Drug
GVHD
paraneoplastic
List 10 variants lichen Planus
Annular
Actinic
Atrophic
Bullous
Eruptive/exanthematous
Hypertrophic
Linear
Lichen planopilaris
Lichen Plans pigmentosus
LP pemphigoides
Ulcerative
Oral
Inverse
Nail
Vulvovaginal
DLE/LP overalp