QUESTIONS
- 1.What is your diagnosis?
- a.Pemphigus foliaceus.
- b.Pemphigus vulgaris.
- c.Staphylococcal scaled skin syndrome.
- d.Toxic epidermal necrolysis.
- e.Seborrheic dermatitis.
- a.
- 2.UV light is associated with which of the following?
- a.Worsening of pemphigus.
- b.Activation of lupus erythematosus.
- c.Upregulation of desmoglein proteins.
- d.Decreased all-cause mortality.
- e.All of the above.
- a.
- 3.Based on the work cited below, which is true about the role of desmoglein in epithelial repair?
- a.It is reduced by UV light.
- b.It plays a role in cell adhesion.
- c.It is restored by trichostatin A.
- d.It increases expression of desmocollin.
- e.All of the above.
- a.
TOPIC ARTICLE
Answers are available as supplementary material at http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jid.2014.239.
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