VB Flashcards
What are the causes of non specific blisters?
BAAFI Burns Amyloidosis ABH False : cyst, mucocele, abscess Infection: herpes simplex, Zoster, coxsackie
What are the two broad categories for blisters?
Non specific
Specific
What are the causes of true blisters?
Primary
Secondary
Congenital
What are the causes of primary VB diseases?
Pepmphigus
Pepmphigoid
DH
Linear IgA disease
What are the causes if secondary VB?
EM, TEN, bullous diabeticorum,
Acute contact dermatitis
What are the congenital causes for VB diseases?
Epidermolysis bullosa: simplex junctional and dystrophic
Where are the sites of cleavage for blistering?
Corneal
Intra epidermal
Sub epidermal
What is pephigus?
Life threatening diseases which causes blistering of Mucocutaneous surfaces
What are the types of pemphigys?
Vulgaris which includes vegetans
Foliaceus which includes erythmatosus
Drug related: pencillin and rifampicin. Drugs that have sulphdryl groups
Para neoplastic: associated with underlying neoplasm known or occult
Which variant of pemphigus targets desmoglein 1 and 3 ?
Vulgaris
This is an AB mediated AI disease
The most severe form on pemphigus
Patient often starts with oral lesions and later develops skin lesions
Which variant of pemphigus targets desmoglein 1?
Foliaceus
The oral mucosa contains mainly which desmoglein?
3 hence why Vulgaris produces bad lesions in mourn as skin has 3 and 1
Antibodies against DSg3 will affect skin and mouth
Antibodies against DSG1 will affect mainly skin
T/F
Pemphigus is rare?
T
Which demographic is mainly affected by pemphigus?
Jewish and Italian
Female = Male
What is the aetiology of pemphigus?
HLA association however most cases are idiopathic including some triggers being medications, radiation, surgery, certain foods, emotional stress
Which version of pemphigus affects the whole width of epithelium?
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Which extra oral sites are affected in pemphigus?
Nose
Rectum
Scalp
What are the features of pemphigus?
Oral lesions: blisters which form erosion, desquammative gingivitis, and positive nikolsky sign
Skin lesion: these are common and large flaccid blisters form, eryhtmrstous apples and blisters, genital lesions, phaygrngea lesions
What is the pathology behind pemphigus?
Intercellular epithelial IgG against DSG 3 and 1and plakoglobin
Then forms intra epithelial bullae followed by acanthylosis which is intra epithelial splitting
What is the serology behind pemphigus?
Intercellular ABs to epithelium
What is the mortality of pemphigus if untreated?
30%