Unit 2- Skin Flashcards
Vitamin D Production
Epidermis converts provitamin D3 into D3, liver hydroxylates, and kidneys convert to active form
Lesion Characteristics
Distribution, location, size, shape, configuration, type
Primary Lesion
Directly associated with disease process
Secondary Lesion
Modification of the primary lesion that results from its evolution or traumatic injury
Macule
A smaller flat circumscribed lesion of altered skin color
Patch
A larger flat circumscribed lesion of altered skin color
Papule
A small solid elevated lesion
Plaque
A larger flat elevation in skin
Pustule
Circumscribed raised superficial accumulation of purulent fluid within the epidermis
Vesicle
A smaller sharply circumscribed elevation of epidermis filled with clear fluid
Bulla
A larger sharply circumscribed elevation of epidermis filled with clear fluid
Wheal
Sharply circumscribed raised lesion consisting of edema
Nodule
Circumscribed larger solid elevation that usually extends into deeper layers of skin
Cyst
Epithelium lined cavity containing fluid or solid material, smooth, well circumscribed, solid mass
Alopecia
Partial to complete loss of hair
Scale
Sheets of cornified cells that split and separate from epidermis as fragments
Crust
Desquamation composed of dry accumulations of serum, pus, epithelial, and bacterial debris
Follicular Casts
Accumulation of keratin and follicular material that adheres to the hair shaft extending above the surface of the follicle
Comedo
Dilated hair follicle filled with cornified cells and sebaceous material
Epidermal Collarette
Thin layer of scale that expands peripherally and forms a ring
Scar
Fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after dermis injury
Excoriation
Superficial linear break of the dermis
Erosion
Partial-thickness loss of epidermis resulting in shallow, moist, glistening depression
Ulcer
Full-thickness loss of epidermis and basement membrane, portion of dermis with depression and exposed surface
Fissue
Deep linear break from epidermis into dermis
Lichenification
Rough, thickened epidermis
Callus
Thick, firm, hyperkeratotic, hairless plaque with increased skin folds, wrinkles, or fissures
Superficial Skin Scraping
Scabies mite
Deep Skin Scraping
Demodex mite
Tape Cytology
Bacteria, yeast, acantholytic cells
Cytology for masses
Fine needle aspirate
Culture of Superficial Infections
Skin swab for aerobic bacteria
Culture of Deep Infection
Sterile tissue culture for bacteria, mycobacterium, and fungi
Dermatophyte Culture
Hair pluck, toothbrush, dermatophyte test medium, and PCR
Allergy Testing
Serology or intradermal testing only after all other causes of pruritus have been ruled out
When to biopsy
Disease can only be diagnosed by biopsy, failure to respond to therapy, severe clinical presentation, persistent ulcer, nodular or neoplastic, and guides treament
What to biopsy
Primary lesions
Prior to biopsy
Avoid steroids, treat infection, submit tissue culture, leave crusts and scales, provide clinical history and differentials
Keratinocyte Function
Permeability barrier, structural support, immunoregulation
Keratinocyte Structure
Keratin filaments connect to desmosomes, providing structural integrity
Lamellar body
Lipid vesicles that act as structure between keratinocytes
Hyperkeratosis
Excessive thickening or hyperplasia of stratum corneum
Primary cause of hyperkeratosis
Mutation of lipids, enzyme, or structural protein
Secondary cause of hyperkeratosis
Chronic irritation
Orthokeratosis
Keratinocytes undergo complete cornification and lose their nucleus
Parakeratosis
Keratinocytes only partially undergo cornification due to faster turnover time and retain the nucleus
Golden Retriever Ichthyosis
Lamellar othokeratotic hyperkeratosis, congenital defect in formation of the stratum corneum leading to generalized scaling on the trunk
Primary Serborrhea
Excessive scaling, not a diagnosis
Acanthosis
Epidermal hyperplasia, thickening due to increased number of cells in the epidermis, especially stratum spinosum, response to chronic inflammation
Acral Lick Dermatitis
Underlying disease causes chronic focal trauma and secondary deep pyoderma on dorsal carpus of dog
Spongiosis
Intercellular Edema
Intracellular Edema
Ballooning degeneration in the superficial layer, hydropic degeneration in the basal layer
Acantholysis
Disruption of desmosomes between keratinocytes, causes vesicles and bullar
Subcorneal Acantholysis
Superficial layer, pemphigus foliaceus
Suprabasal Acantholysis
Basal layer, pemphigus vulgaris
Exocytosis
Aggregation of leukocytes in the epidermis
Langerhans Cells
Immune dendritic cells that process and present antigens to T cells
Contact Hypersensitivity
Allergic contact dermatitis, hapten delayed hypersensitivity
MElanocytes
Transfer melanin to keratinocytes in basal cell layer of epidermis and anagen hair follicles
Pigmentary Incontinence
Loss of melanin due to damage to the cells of the basal layer or follicles, causes accumulation of pigment in macrophages
Lentigo Simplex
Black spots on cat face, permanent but harmless
Uveodermatologic Syndrome
Autoimmune disease attacking melanocytes and causing uveitis, photophobia, blepharospasm, and depigmentation in akita and arctic breeds
Merkel Cells
Mechanoreceptors in tylotrich pads and hair follicles
Basement Membrane Zone
Anchors epidermis to dermis and heals wounds
Subepidermal Blistering Disease
Vesicles lead to ulcers and subepidermal cleft under the basement membrane
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Congenital defect in dermal collagen leads to cutaneous hyperextensibility, tears, wounds, and scars, diagnosed by skin extensibility index
Solar Dermatitis
Chronic exposure to light alters fibroblast function and causes erythema, scales, thick skin, erosions, ulcers, comedones, and cancer
Calcinosis Cutis
Hypercortisolemia causes dermal mineralization on the dorsal neck, axilla, and groin
Simple Follicles
Human, cattle, horses, pigs
Compound Follicles
Dogs, cats, sheep, goats