Ch 13

Question 1

Term for burning tongue

Answer 1

glossopyrosis

Question 2

Term for pain of the tongue

Answer 2

glossodynia

Question 3

Term for bald tongue

Answer 3

tongue atropy

Question 4

What is ITP

Answer 4

Childhood

Question 5

What is TTP

Answer 5

thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura

Question 6

The reduced number of platelets in thrombocytopenia may be due to

Answer 6

Reduced production
Increased destruction
Sequestration in the spleen

Question 7

What drug can cause thrombocytopenia

Answer 7

Heparin

Question 8

What is petechiae

Answer 8

pinpoint hemorrhagic lesions

Question 9

What is the name for lesions larger than petechiae

Answer 9

Ecchymosis

Question 10

What is the name for lesions larger than ecchhymosis

Answer 10

hematoma

Question 11

Where are the aggregates of lymphoid tissue most commonly seen

Answer 11

Oropharynx
Soft palate
lateral tongue
FOM

Question 12

Agranulocytosis can be induced by

Answer 12

anticancer tx

Question 13

What presents with necrotizing, deep, punched out ulcerations of the buccal mucosa, tongue and palate

Answer 13

Agranulocytosis

Question 14

What are four examples of leukemia

Answer 14

Acute myeloid leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia; CML
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Question 15

What type of course do acute leukemias run

Answer 15

aggressive, leading to death in a few months if untreated

Question 16

What type of course do chronic leukemias run

Answer 16

More indolent

Question 17

What does the Philadelphia chromosome refer to

Answer 17

CML has a translocation of the chromosomal material bn the long arms of chromosome 9 and 22

Question 18

What viruses might lead to leukemia

Answer 18

human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1; HTVL-1

transmitted by blood

Question 19

What type of lymphoma is one of the most common childhood malignancies

Answer 19

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Question 20

What is the most common type of leukemia that occurs in adulthood

Answer 20

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Question 21

What is a granulocytic sarcoma

Answer 21

boggy, non-tender swelling in the oral soft tissues

Question 22

What % of children survive ALL

Answer 22

80%

Question 23

What are langerhans cells

Answer 23

dendritic mononuclear cells

APC’s

Question 24

What is Acute disseminated histiocytosis

Answer 24

Letterer-Siwe disease;
disease involves bone, skin, and viscera
Mostly in infants.

Question 25

What is chronic disseminated histiocytosis

Answer 25

Schuller-Christian disease

Disease involves bone, skin and viscera.