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What are the 5 primary characteristics (gross morphology) of eczema?

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Red, oozing, crusting, papules, vesicles

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What is an acute inflammation of the epidermis?

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Eczema

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Scratching eczema may lead to what?

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Lichen simplex chronicus

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What are the characteristics of the histopathology of eczema?

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Spongiosis, epidermal microvesicles, parakeratosis, acanthosis, dermal edema, dermal infiltrates

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What is the primary immunological difference between contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis?

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Contact dermatitis is cell mediated hypersensitivity (type IV); atopic dermatitis is an allergy (IgE/Type I)

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What is the characteristic lesion of erythema multiforme?

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Target lesion

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What are 6 common etiologies of erythema multiforme?

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Herpes simplex, any serious infection, drug rashes, paraneoplastic syndromes, Lupus/polyarteritis/dermatomyositis, idiopathic

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What are 3 characteristics of the histopathology of erythema multiforme?

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Early perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate, dermal edema, vesicles and lymphocytes along the d/e junctio

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What is a severe form of erythema multiforme?

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Stevens-Johnson syndrome

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What causes large regions of epidermis to come off in Stevens-Johnson syndrome?

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Lysis between epidermis and dermis

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What are 3 common etiologies of psoriasis?

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Drugs (B-blockers, Ca channel blockers, antimalarials), alcohol, HLA-C

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2/3 of patients with psoriasis have a strong association to what?

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HLA-C

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What is the characteristic gross morphology of psoriasis?

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Pink, salmon, or violaceous plaques (annular or serpiginous shape); silvery scales, erythroderma

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What are 6 primary skin locations for psoriasis?

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Elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral areas, intergluteal cleft, glans penis

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What is present in 30% of psoriasis cases?

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Nail morphology

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What is an Auspitz sign?

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Multiple, minute bleeding points when the scale is lifted from the plaque.

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What are the primary characteristics of the histopathology of psoriasis?

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Acanthosis, downward elongation of rete ridges, miotic figures, stratum granulosum thinned or absent

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Thickening of the stratum corneum, often associated with a qualitative abnormality of the keratin.

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Hyperkeratosis

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Modes of keratinization characterized by the retention of the nuclei in the stratum corneum. On the mucous membranes, … is normal.

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Parakeratosis

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Hyperplasia in the stratum granulosum, often due to intense rubbing.

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Hypergranulosis

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Diffuse epidermal hyperplasia

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Surface elevation caused by hyperplasia and enlargement of contiguous dermal papillae

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Papillomatosis

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Abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.

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Intercellular edema of the epidermis

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Intracellular edema of keratinocytes, often seen in viral infections
Hydropic swelling (ballooning)
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Infiltration of the epidermis by inflammatory or circulating blood cells
Exocytosis
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Discontinuity of the skin exhibiting incomplete loss of the epidermis
Erosion
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Discontinuity of the skin exhibiting complete loss of the epidermis and often portions of the dermis and subcutaneous fat
Ulceration
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Formation of vacuoles within or adjacent to cells; often refers to basal cell-basement membrane zone area.
Vacuolization
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Referring to a linear pattern of melanocyte proliferation within the epidermal basal cell layer. ..... melanocyte hyperplasia can occur as a reactive change or as part of a neoplasm of melanocytes.
Lentiginous
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What are the 4 major skin cancers?
Actinic keratosis, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma
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What condition is localized atypia of the epidermis, a precursor to SCC in situ?
Actinic keratosis
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What is the etiology of actinic keratosis (2)?
UV light, arsenic
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What is the morphology of actinic keratosis?
Tan, brown, red, or skin color lesions less than 1cm, rough like sand paper
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What is the clinical significance of actinic keratosis?
If untreated, may progress to SCC
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What histopatholotical characteristic of actinic keratosis proceeds SCC in situ?
Full thickness atypia
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What is the 2nd most common skin cancer in older people exposed to sun?
Squamous cell carcinoma
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What is the gross morphology of squamous cell carcinoma?
Exophytic, sharply defined red, scaling plaques, nodular, may ulcerate
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What is the histopathology of squamous cell carcinoma?
Highly atypical cells at all epidermal levels, can spread to the dermis, metastasis is a late event
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What is a "symmetrical, cup shaped tumor with a central depression filled with keratin debris"?
Keratocanthoma
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What is the most common skin cancer in older people exposed to sun?
Basal cell carcinoma
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Where is the only place basal cell carcinoma grows?
Only grows where there are hair follicles
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What is the gross morphology of basal cell carcinoma?
Telangiectactic papule or nodule, may or may not be pigmented, a "rodent ulcer"
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What are the 2 types of basal cell carcinoma?
Multifocal, superficial; nodular
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Where is basal cell carcinoma mostly located?
On the face
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What are the ABCDE of malignant melanoma?
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Elevation
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What are a few other suspicious signs of malignant melanoma?
Rapid growth, bleeding, itchy, sloughing
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What are the 4 types of malignant melanoma?
Lentigo maligna, superficial spreading, acral-lentigous, nodular
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Which type of melanoma is the most common?
Superficial spreading
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Which 2 types of melanoma are the most aggressive?
Nodular, acral-lentigous

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