Chapter 055 Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 3) pps

... structure (e.g., penicillamine, captopril, enalapril) are most commonly Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 3) Pemphigus Foliaceus Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is distinguished ... compensated by coexpression of Dsg3) is thought to account for the distribution of lesions in this disease. Although pemphigus has been associated with several autoimmune...

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... lesional or intact patient skin shows deposits of IgG on the surface of keratinocytes; deposits of complement components are typically found in lesional but not uninvolved skin. Deposits of IgG ... produce extensive denudation of the skin (Fig. 55-1). PV typically involves the mouth, scalp, face, neck, axilla, groin, and trunk. PV may be associated with severe skin pain; some patie...

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... Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 4) Bullous Pemphigoid Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a polymorphic ... lesional skin demonstrate subepidermal blisters and histologic features that roughly correlate with the clinical character of the particular lesion under study. Lesions on normal-appearing skin ... from other subepidermal blistering diseases...

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... their skin disease, and is associated with the reappearance of IgA in their epidermal basement membrane zone. As in patients with celiac disease, dietary gluten sensitivity in Chapter 055. Immunologically ... patients with celiac disease, dietary gluten sensitivity in Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 5) Pemphigoid Gestationis Pemphigoid ges...

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... with inflammatory bowel disease (especially Crohn's disease). Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 6) Linear IgA Disease Linear IgA disease, once considered a ... direct immunofluorescence microscopy of normal- appearing perilesional skin reveals linear deposits of IgA (and often C3) in the epidermal basement membrane zone. Most patients with...

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... sunscreens. Figure 55-3 Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 7) Dermatomyositis The cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis (Chap. 3 83) are often distinctive ... resemble those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (Chap. 3 13), scleroderma (Chap. 316), or other overlapping connective tissue diseases (Chap. 316). The extent and severity of c...

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... may be indicated. Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 8) Lupus Erythematosus The cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus (LE) (Chap. 3 13) can be divided ... evanescent, usually last for days and are often associated with exacerbations of systemic disease. Skin biopsy of acute lesions may show only a require treatment with aminoquinolin...

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... microscopy of lesional skin is usually negative. Figure 55-7 Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 9) Figure 55-6 ... scleroderma. Skin biopsy reveals thickening of the dermis and homogenization of collagen bundles. Direct immunofluorescence microscopy of lesional skin is usually negative. Figure 55-7 Chapter 055. ... Scleroder...

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... and therapeutic considerations. JAMA 284:350, 2000 [PMID: 10891967] Chapter 055. Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases (Part 10) Scleroderma often eventuates in development of an expressionless, ... and inherited subepidermal blistering diseases: Advances in the clinic and the laboratory. Adv Dermatol 16:113, 2000 [PMID: 11094626] Sontheimer RD: Skin manifestatio ns...

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... to avoid pregnancy after a diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Chapter 007. Medical Disorders during Pregnancy (Part 3) Gestational Hypertension This is the development of elevated

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