2. SKIN COLOR
Determined by:
- Melanin
- Haemoglobin
- Ccarotenoids
Melanin - major determinant:
Melanin is synthesized by melanocytes within
melanosomes and transferred to keratinocytes
> Constitutive skin colour - genetically determined
> Facultative skin colour - induced by sun and hormones
3. AN OVERVIEW
Skin pigmentation has far-reaching social and
psychological implications
White people strive for tanning which while brown and
black people strive for a lighter skin
Melanin pigmentation disorders are important for
medical and cosmetic reasons
4. Tyrosine â tyrosinase âmelanin- this occurs in the
melanosomes of melanocytes
Then the melanosomes are transferred from the
melanocyte to a group of keratinocytes called the
epidermal melanin unit
Variations in skin color is related to the number of
melanosomes, the degree of melanization, and the
distribution of the epidermal melanin unit
5. Onset in early childhood
Generalized Hypopigmentation
Eyes, skin & hair
Oculocutaneous
albinism
Defects in melanin
production
OCA 1-4
Prader â Wili &
Angelman
syndromes
Defects in
packaging of
melanosomes
Hermansky Pudlak
syndrome
Chediak-Higashi
syndrome
Inborn errors of
metabolism
Phenylketonuria
Homocystenuria
Skin & hair
Genodermatoses
Nutritional
deficiencies
Neurologic defects
Griscelli
Menkes
Sceletal defects
EEC syndrome
9. Congenital genetic abnormality of melanin synthesis in
which the amount of melanin made by the melanocyte is
reduced or absent.
Always includes specific abnormalities of the eye
Oculocutaneous albinism, OCA1- 4
Ocular albinism, OA1
Albinism:
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16. ⢠ChÊdiak-Higashi syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive
⢠primary immunodeficiency disorder that involves
phagocytic cell defects
⢠The syndrome is caused by a mutation in the LYST
(lysosomal trafficking regulator; CHS1) gene.
⢠Giant lysosomal granules develop in neutrophils and
other cells (eg, melanocytes, neural Schwann cells).
⢠The abnormal lysosomes cannot fuse with phagosomes,
so ingested bacteria cannot be lysed normally.
17. ⢠Clinical findings of ChÊdiak-Higashi syndrome include
oculocutaneous albinism and susceptibility to
recurrent respiratory and other infections.
⢠In about 80% of patients, an accelerated phase occurs,
causing fever, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly,
lymphadenopathy, pancytopenia, bleeding diathesis,
and neurologic changes. Once the accelerated phase
occurs, the syndrome is usually fatal within 30 months
⢠Diagnosis is by genetic testing
18. Onset in early childhood
Generalized Hypopigmentation
Eyes, skin & hair
Oculocutaneous
albinism
Defects in melanin
production
OCA 1-4
Prader â Wili &
Angelman
syndromes
Defects in
packaging of
melanosomes
Hermansky Pudlak
syndrome
Chediak-Higashi
syndrome
Inborn errors of
metabolism
Phenylketonuria
Homocystenuria
Skin & hair
Genodermatoses
Nutritional
deficiencies
Neurologic defects
Griscelli
Menkes
Sceletal defects
EEC syndrome
20. In 1959, Hermansky and Pudlak described two patients with
oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) who had bleeding diathesis.
Both patients had pulmonary disease.
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a heterogeneous group
of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by tyrosinase-
positive oculocutaneous albinism (Ty-pos OCA),
bleeding tendencies, and systemic complications associated to
lysosomal dysfunction. Individuals with HPS may have
pulmonary fibrosis and granuloumatos colitis
21. Onset in early childhood
Generalized Hypopigmentation
Eyes, skin & hair
Oculocutaneous
albinism
Defects in melanin
production
OCA 1-4
Prader â Wili &
Angelman
syndromes
Defects in
packaging of
melanosomes
Hermansky Pudlak
syndrome
Chediak-Higashi
syndrome
Inborn errors of
metabolism
Phenylketonuria
Homocystenuria
Skin & hair
Genodermatoses
Nutritional
deficiencies
Neurologic defects
Griscelli
Menkes
Sceletal defects
EEC syndrome
22. Inborn errors of metabolism
1. Phenylketonuria
2. Homocysteinemia
24. HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC
ACID
PHENYLACETIC
ACID*
(c)
(c)
The abnormal metabolism in phenylketonuric subjects
(pathway c)
*Agents, thought to be responsible for mental retardation
PHENYLALANINE*
Dietry
sources,
particularly
plant
proteins
BODY
PROTEINS
(b)
(a)
PHENYLALANINE
HYDROXYLASE
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25. PKU
⢠Untreated PKU can lead to intellectual disability,
seizures, and other serious medical problems.
⢠Patients who are diagnosed early and maintain a
strict diet can have a normal life span with normal
mental development.
⢠PKU is rare â it is estimated to affect 1 in every
10,000 babies
32. ⢠Inheritance
autosomal recessive
â Type GS:
GS1, GS2, GS3
â Features (phenotype):
⢠skin and hair (GS1, GS2, GS3):
pigmentary dilution of the skin
silver-grey hair
melanin clumps within hair shafts
mature melanosomes accumulation in the centre of melanocytes
⢠neurologic system (GS1)
neurologic abnormalities: developmental delay, mental retardation
⢠immunologic system (GS2)
immunology abnormalities: hemophagocitic syndrome (HS)
33. ⢠â Molecular basis (genotype)
⢠⢠GS1: mutations in the myosin VA gene
(MYO5A), which encodes the myosin VA
protein (MyoVA)
⢠⢠GS2: :mutations in the Ras-associated
protein RAB27A gene (RAB27A)
⢠⢠GS3: mutation in the melanophilin gene
(MLPH) MLPH gene
43. Piebaldism
⢠Are, AD with variable phenotype, presenting at
birth
⢠⢠Whiteforelock , patchy absence of skin
pigmentation
⢠Depigmented lesions are static and occur on the
anterior and posterior trunk, mid upper arm to
wrist, mid-thigh to mid-calf, and shins
⢠A characteristic feature is the presence of hyper
pigmented macules within the areas of lack of
pigmentation and on normal skin
46. Waardenburg Types
⢠Type I:
â Dystopia canthorum, pigment and craniofacial
abnormalities, 20% with SNHL
â Mutation in PAX3 gene
⢠Type II:
â No dystopia canthorum, 50% with SNHL but not as
severe
â MITF mutation
47. ⢠Type III (most severe):
â Unilateral ptosis and skeletal abnormalities
â PAX3 mutation
⢠Type IV:
â Type II plus Hirschsprungâs disease (aganglionic
megacolon)
65. Purplish and slightly depressed macular lesions on the dorsocentral region IJDVL : 2011 : 77 : 3 : 402
The involved skin showed atrophic epidermis, an increased
amount of melanin in the basal cell layer, and thickened,
tightly packed collagen bundles in the dermis
71. Treatment regimens
ďŽPB Adult
(6 blister packs) to be taken monthly within a maximum period of 9
months
ďŽRifampicin 600 mg once a month
ďŽDapsone 100 mg every day
ďŽMB Adult
(12 blister packs) to be taken monthly within a maximum period of 18
months
ďŽRifampicin 600 mg once a month
ďŽClofazimine 300 mg once a month
ďŽClofazimine 50 mg and dapsone 100 mg every day
ďŽSLPB
ďŽSingle dose ROM
ďŽRifampicin 600 mgm
ďŽOfloxacin 400 mgm
ďŽMinocyclin 100 mgm
74. 1.PITYRISIS LICHENOIDES CHRONICA
⢠Common type of parapsoriasis
⢠Seen in children
⢠Consists of discrete,scaly,erythematous
⢠1.Macules
⢠2.Papules
⢠Papule shows a single layer of brownish scale
⢠Removel of scale spoty hypopigmented oval
macule
96. Case Two: KOH exam
The KOH exam shows short hyphae and small round spores. This is diagnostic of
tinea (pityriasis) versicolor.
Spores (yeast forms)
Short
Hyphae
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