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Skin

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Largest organ of the body   skin  
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Is an organ and an organ SYSTEM   skin  
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Three layers of skin   1. Epidermis 2. Basal Layer 3. Dermis  
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Epidermis   1. derived from surface ectoderm 2. migrate from neural tube in circumferential bands  
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Basal layer   -Second layer of skin -Rapidly dividing -Replaces surface cells as they slough off  
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Dermis   - bottom layer of skin before subcutaneous tissue -derived from mesoderm  
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Skin structures   1. Melanoblasts/melanocysts 2. Hair follicles 3. Sebaceous glands 4. Mammary glands 5. Nipple/areola  
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Melanoblasts/melanocysts   1. Neural crest in origin 2. Located in basal layer  
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Sebaceous glands   1. Secrete sebum  
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Sweat glands   1. originate from surface ectoderm  
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Mammary glands   1. highly modified sweat glands 2. Mammary ridge- week 3 involuate by week 10-12 3. Supernumary nipple- on line of descent of ridge  
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Skin pigmentation   1. Eumelanin 2. Pheomelanin  
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Eumelanin   brown, everyone has a lot  
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Pheomelanin   Red color (as in red hair) multi-genetic  
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Skin growth   1. Passive growth (only grows in embryonic period and in response to other structures growing)  
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Landmark and Measurements   1. Texture 2. Pigmentation 3. Thickness 4. Mobility 5. Elasticity 6. Strength 7. Creases 8. Dermatoglyphs 9. Blaschko's lins  
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Hyperelasticity   1. Ehler's Danlos 2. Marfans 3. Other connective tissue DOs  
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Skin is thickest on what part of the body?   The back  
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Creases signify...   1.Joint movement 2. in-utero movement  
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Dermatoglyphs   -Fingerprints -Loops, whirls, Arches (high in DS)  
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Blascko's lines   Mosaicism for skin problems  
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Minor anomalies   1. Nevi- Hamartomatous - Vascular -  
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Mongolian spot   1. Minor anomaly 2. Pigmented nevi 3. on lower back  
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Cafe-au-lait spot   -Minor anomaly 1. Pigmented nevi 2. NF  
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Freckles   -Minor anomaly 1. Pigmented nevi 2. NF  
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Lentigines   -Minor anomaly 1. Pigmented nevi 2. 100s and 1000s 3. Darker 4. Lepard Synfrome, PTPN11 & RAF1  
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Coastal Maine   1. Less typical of NF 2. More typical of McCume-Albright syndrome  
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Hamartomas... what are they?   benign collections of mixed types of cells but in right area, but wrong specific place (ie. colon cancer syndromes) -Follow blaschko spots -Epidermal nevi are usually benign -Angiofibromas- small, red, raised, brown  
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Epidermal nevi on the face signify   Brain malformation, seizures!  
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Nevi on the face + groin   Fabry Syndrome (lysosomal storage DO)  
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Nevi on the face   Tuberous sclerosis (hypopigmented ash leaf)  
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Tumors under fingernails   Shagreen patches  
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Vascular Nevi   -"Nevus flammeus" -"Stork bite" or "angel kiss" - 1/2 of all newborns  
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Nevus flammeus/angel kiss/stork bite are very common in kids with   Beckwith Weidemann Syndrome  
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Vascular nevi- port wine stain   -Dialated capillaries -Forehead  
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Telangiectases   varicose veins  
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Port wine stains are very common in what syndrome?   Sturge-Weber syndrome  
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What is struge-weber syndrome?   -Port wine stains are common - Usually sporadic - Overgrowth of certain body parts  
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Raised vascular nevi- two types   - Capillary -Cavernous hemangionomas  
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Capillary hemangiomas   "Strawberry marks" Generally regress spontaneously  
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Cavernous hemangiomas   -Darker, deeper down in dermis -Overgrowth? BWS -"Bag of worms: -Not too serious -Tends to regress  
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Deformations of the skin   1. Redundant neck skin (Noonan and Turner) 2. Redundant abd. skin (Prune belly) 3. Abnormal skin creases (simian crease)  
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Dysplasias of the skin (structural changes in the dermis or epidermis)   1. Cutis laxa 2. Hyperelasticity 3. Ichthyosis 4. Epidermolysis bullosum  
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Dysplasias of the skin (pigmentary abnormalities)   1. Hypopigmentation 2. Hyperpigmentation  
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Cutis laxa   -Dysplasia/structural change in the dermis/epidermis - Menke's syndrome (X-linked and copper transport problems)  
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Hyperelasticity   -Dysplasia/structural change in the dermis/epidermis - Ehler's Danlos  
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Ichthyosis   -complete lack of elasticity to the skin -Harlaquin icthiocosis -Vulgarus (pretty common type) - X-linked you see a lot in prenatal (Low level of estriol)  
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Epidermolysis bullosum   -Inadequate bond between dermis and epidermis -Fluid filled postules - Gene is right next to the ocular albinism genes (contiguous gene syndrome)  
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Premature thelarche   -Dysplasia? - Premature breast development - abn. secretion of hormones - abn. response to normal hormones - Do endocrine work-up on pituitary tumors  
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Absence of the sweat glands   - Dysplasia - Ectodermal dysplasia - Anhydrotic: males who can't sweat have ABNORMAL TEETH - Hypohydrotic: Females(X linked) don't sweat enough, have heat intolerance, abnormal teeth and hair, deep set eyes  
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Malformations   - Cutis aplasia - Absence of the dermis w. intact epidermis (Focal dermal hypoplasia) -Skin tumors  
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Cutis aplasia is often seen in...   Adams-Oliver syndrome (no dermis OR epidermis)  
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Focal dermal hypoplasia is often seen in...   Goltz syndrome  
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Types of skin tumors   1. Neurofibromas 2. Lipomas 3. Xanthomas 4. Nevi 5. Shagreen patches  
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Types of localized pigmentary abnormalities   1. Hypopigmentation 2. Vitiligo 3. Piebaldism 4. Swirled hypo/hyper-pigmentation 5. Hyperpigmentation 6. Brown/black macules 7. Acanthosis nigricans 8. Poikiloderma  
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NF Skim tumors   1. Neurofibromas 2. Plexiform neurofibromas (diffused and deep in tissue, often involves nerves)  
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Lipomas   Autosomal Dominant - Increase in frequency with age  
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RAS Pathway and NF   neurofibromas appear in teenage years  
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Xanthomas seen in   Hypercholesterolemia -Fatty tumors - True dominants are VERY SEVERE  
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Giant hairy nevi is usually...   congenital  
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Congential moles/nevi are usually...   isolated  
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Characteristics of dysplastic nevi   1. Asymmetry 2. Irregular borders 3. Change in color 4. Greater than 0.6 cm Higher risk of melanoma Pretty serious  
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Characteristics of shagreen patches   1. Thickened, bumpy skin patches 2. Peau d'orange -Tuberous sclerosis  
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Hypopigmentation of the skin   -Ash-leaf spots -Tuberous sclerosis  
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Piebaldism   -Isolated or familial - Waardenburg syndrome  
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Vitiligo   - Usually autoimmune - Start loosing patches overtime  
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Swirled hypopigmentation   -Hypomelanosis of Ito vs. Incontentia pigmenti - Don't cross midline - Single gene, X-linked - Often lethal in females - Better prognosis for males than females -Some are mosaic  
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Blasckos Lines   1. Incontentia pigmenti 2. CNS> MRDD 3. Teeth and hair problems 4. Four stages... 1)Blistered skin at birth (2) Thickened/raised skin (3) Flattened pigmentation (4) Linear hypopigmentation  
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Hyperpigmentation of skin   - Multiple lentigines - Brown/black macules(mucous membranes)  
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Brown/black macules of mucous membranes are typically seen in what syndrome?   Peutz-Jehgers (colon cancer, AD)  
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Acanthosis nigricans are typically seen in what DO?   Pre-diabetes/ sign of glucose resistance (on nape of neck and nuchal axillary  
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Poikiloderma   Mixture of hypo, hyper, and normal skin... PTEN Gene  
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PTEN Gene sign   freckled end of penis  
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