Chapter 1 Flashcards
Where are the pores of Kohn?
Perforating the alveolar walls
What is the function of the pores of Kohn?
Permit passage of exudate and abcteria between adjacent alveoli
What are 5 conditions for the lungs to freely exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide? State an example of a disease that compromises each condition.
- Alveoli Open - pneumothorax
- Lungs must be compliant - scarring of lung
- Air must move freely - asthma
- Sufficient area for diffusion - COPD/Emphysema
- Barrier for diffusion must be thin - Chronic fibrosing disease of the lung
What are the two types of rhinitis?
Infective and Allergic Rhinitis
What is the pathogenesis of infective rhinitis?
Viral necrosis of surface epithelial cells resulting in exudation of fluid and mucus from the damaged surface
Submucosal edema produces swelling and nasal obstruction
May spread to lower tract and predispose patient to secondary bacterial infection
What is the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis?
Hypersensitivity to environment.
What happens when antigenic stimulus persists in allergic rhinitis?
Mucosa becomes swollen and polypoid, with formation of nasal polyps
What is the morphology of nasal polyps?
Multiple, bilateral; involve nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses
What is the histology of nasal polyps?
Localised outgrowths of lamina propria due to accumulation edema fluid, inflammation (amount and composition variable - neutrophil, eosinophil, lymphocytes, plasma cells) and fibroblast proliferation
What is sinusitis?
Inflammation of the paranasal sinus linings of the maxillary, ethmoid and frontal sinuses
What condition is sinusitis associated with?
Rhinitis
What condition are sinusitis patients predisposed to. Explain.
Secondary bacterial infection. Mucosal edema results in impaired drainage of secretions
What is one worrying risk of sinusitis?
Infection can spread to meninges because roof of paranasal sinuses are in direct contact with the base of the brain
What are two benign tumours of the nose/paranasal sinuses
- Squamous papilloma of nasal vestibule
- Sinonasal papillomas
What are squamous papillomas of the nasal vestibule histologically similar to
Viral warts of skin
Describe the appearance of sinonasal papillomas
- fungiform/exophytic or inverted
- Covered by non-keratinising squamous epithelium, ciliated columnar epithelium or intermediate/transitional epithelium
- May have mucus secreting cells
- epithelium may appear oncocytic