B5.025 - Prework Patterns of Hepatic Injury Flashcards
What is bile accumulation associated with
Feathery degeneration
Intracellular accumulation of fat
Steatosis
obesity, alcohol, diabetes
Intracellular iron accumulation
Hemochromatosis
Copper intracellular accumulation
Wilson disease
Protein in RER
alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
Lipofuscin intracellular accumulation
Old age, poor health
Bile, feathery degeneration
Steatosis
fat vacuoles
Ballooning degeneration, Mallory hyaline
Iron
hemachromatossi
Perl’s iron stain
hemachromatosis
Clinical case:
55 yo man presents with weakness, fatigability, weight loss, anorexia
he notes sets thirstier and urinating more
PE - sclera icterus, jaundice, hyperpigmentation of skinon trunk and extremities
serum ferritin 1500 (30-300)
Hereditary hemochromatosis
AR
treat with weekly phlebotomy and deferoxamine
Describe genetics of hereditary hemochromatosis
AR (HFE gene)
disrupted iron regulation results in toxic iron accumulation and tissue iron deposition
Chromosome 6 mutation responsible
HFE regulates hepcidin
Pathophysiology of hereditary hemochromatosis
innappropriately high intestinal iron absorption
results in excess body iron stores
Normal body stores: 4 g
tissue injury - 25 g
cirrhosis - 30-40 g
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
PAS diastase resistant globules