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Psoriasis Flashcards

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Explain 6 ways in which psoriasis affects nails

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1 m/c nail finding → thimble pitting
2 onycholysis → separation of nail from nail bed
3 salmon patches of nail bed
4 subungual hyperkeratosis → keratinous material under nail plate
5 oil drop sign → staining of nail bed
6 thickening & tunneling of nail plate

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Define psoriasis

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Genetically determined
T cell mediated
Chronic
Relapsing
Skin dis
Unknown etiology

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Define lesions?

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Skin lesions are → erythrosquamous
Means it involves both > vasculature (erythema)
> epidermis ( increased scale formation)
Worsens in winter
+ve family history in > 50%

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HLA asso.?

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HLA CW 6

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What is basic underlying pathologic defect ?

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Increased epidermal proliferation rate
Normal skin →27 days.
Psoriatic skin → 4 days

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Aggravating factors?

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Sepsis
Stress
Cold injury» shivering
Trauma
Drugs → beta blockers
lithium
Antimalarial’s
ibuprofen
stoppage of steroids

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Histo features?

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Munro microabstasses → neutrophils in stratum corneum
Spongiform pustules of kogoj → neutrophils in stratum spinosum
Parakeratosis
Absent granular layer

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Lesion looks like?
Does it itch?

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Silvery mica scales → scales typically absent in groin & flexures
As epidermal mass is increased 3-5 times

Mild / No itching » variably pruritic

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Onset?
Gender preponderance?

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2nd-3rd decade
More common in males

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Common sites?

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Extensor aspects → elbow, knees, trunk » back & lumbo sacral area
scalp, hands

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Signs in psoriasis?

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Auspitz sign
Bulkeley’s membrane
Grattage test
Woronoff’s ring
Köbner / isomorphic phenomenon
Candle grease sign (tache de bougie)

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Describe auspitz sign

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When scales are scrapped → pinpoint bleeding » from dilated superficial capillaries occurs through Bulkeley’s membrane

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Describe Bulkeley’s membrane ?

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Removal of scales reveal a glistening red membrane of bulkeley

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Grattage test

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On scratching the lesion → mila like scales appear

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15
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Woronoff’s ring?

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Whitish halo around the lesion

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16
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Koebner /isomorphic phenomenon?

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Traumatised areas → start developing lesions

17
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Candle - grease sign aka Tache de bougie

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When lesion scratched with point ofdissecting forceps → candle like grease scale can be repeatedly produced even from non scaling lesions

18
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Does it involve joints?

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Yes
30%» pts. Have psoriatic arthritis
90% pts. Of psoriatic arthritis have nail changes

19
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Psoriatic arthritis
Doc?
Features?
X-ray signs?

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Doc → methotrexate
Features: dip involvement
dactylitis » sausage digits
arthritis mutilans
severe destructive arthritis

X-ray signs: opera glass hand, pencil in cup app, whiskering

20
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Describe opera glass hand? See img

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Telescoping of one bone into its neighbour with shortening of digits

21
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Pencil in cup app? How it looks? See img

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Tapering → proximal phalanx
Proliferation → distal terminal phalanx

22
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Whiskering is?

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Marginal erosions with adjacent proliferation

23
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Name → types of psoriasis?
See img of lesions? - from AIIMS essence

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Stable plaque psoriasis
Rupioid psoriasis
Guttate / eruptive/raindrop psoriasis
Inverse / seborrrheic psoriasis
Pustular psoriasis
Erythrodermic psoriasis
General pustular / Von zumbusch psoriasis
Impetigo herpetiformis

24
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Stable plaque psoriasis

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M/C type of psoriasis
Involves → elbows, knees, lower back, scalp, nails, napkin area
Infant may present as » ‘nappy rash”

25
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Rupioid psoriasis

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Limpet - like cone-shaped hyperkeratotic lesions of psoriasis

26
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Guttate psoriasis

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More common in» children & adolescents
Preceded by » tonsillitis, pharyngitis by beta hemolytic streptococci
Rxoc: antibiotics + emollients
PUVA / PUVA Sol

27
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Seborrheic psoriasis

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Very resistant to therapy
Lesions on scalp + less typical moist lesion in body folds
No visible scales

28
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Pustular psoriasis

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Precipitated by steroid use
Sudden onset with small sterile pustules on erythematous base
Palms & soles involved
Acrodermatitis pustulosa » seen in smokers» treated with retinoids

29
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Erythrodermic psoriasis

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Doc - mtx
Skin» becomes universally red & scaly
Precipitated by» irritants like» tar, dithranol, steroids withdrawal

30
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Von zumbusch psoriasis

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Combination of» erythroderma + sterile pustular psoriasis
Rxoc: retinoids » oral acitretin
2nd choice: mtx + emollients ,cyclosporine
oral steroids used only in pregnant women

31
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Impetigo herpetiformis

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Pustular eruption of pregnancy
A/w: hypoparathyroidism, hypocalcemia
Rx: corticosteroids > cyclosporine
As mtx & retinoids - C/I in pregnancy

32
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Rx of psoriasis vulgaris?

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Refer table of aims essence

33
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Images → for spotters

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Refer AIIMS essence

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