Chapter 15: The Lung - Restrictive through Diseases of Vascular Origin Flashcards
What are the sign/sx’s of chronic interstitial pulmonary diseases?
- Dyspnea and Tachypnea
- End-respiratory crackles
- Cyanosis (late)
- NO wheezing
What is characteristically seen on CXR of someone w/ chronic interstitial pulmonary diseases?
- Bilateral lesions that take form of small nodules, irregular lines, or
- Ground-glass shadows
Grossly, what is the end-stage lung seen in chronic interstitial pulmonary diseases referred to as?
Honeycomb lung
Which 2 chronic interstitial lung diseases are categorized as granulomatous?
- Sarcoidosis
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
What are some of the enviornmental and occupational factors which may be associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
- Cigarette smoking
- Expsoure to metal fumes and wood dust
- Occupations such as: farming, hair-dressing, and stone-polishing
- GERD has also been implicated
Loss-of-function mutations in which 2 genes has been implicated in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
- TERT
- TERC
*Encode components of telomerase
Some cases of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis are associated with a genetic variant leading to ↑ secretion of which mucin?
MUC5B
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease most common in which age group?
>50 yo
The histologic pattern of fibrosis seen in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is referred to as what; can be diagnosed based on its characteristic appearance via what imaging modality?
- Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)
- On CT
Microscopically, what is the hallmark of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; there is coexistence of what?
- Patchy interstitial fibrosis***, which varies in intensity and age
- Coexistence of early (fibroblastic foci) and late (collagenous) lesions
In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis the formation of cystic spaces lined by hyperplastic type II pneumocytes or bronchiolar epithelium is known as what?
Honeycomb fibrosis
The earliest lesions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis contain exuberant what?
Fibroblastic proliferation (fibroblastic foci)
Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis requires what?
Classic findings on high-resolution CT or pulmonary biopsy
What are the initial sx’s of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and the later sx’s with progression?
- Early —> ↑ dyspnea on exertion and dry cough
- Later –> hypoxemia, cyanosis and clubbing
What is the prognosis and only definitive therapy for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
- Median survival = 3 years after Dx
- Lung transplantation
Why is it important to recognize pt’s with Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia?
Have much better prognosis than those w/ UIP
What is the morphology of both the cellular and fibrosing patterns of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia?
- Cellular = mild to moderate chronic interstitial inflammation; in UNIFORM or patchy distribution
- Fibrosing = diffuse or patchy fibrotic lesions of roughly the SAME age
What is a major morphological difference between the lesions of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
In NSIP the lesions are at roughly SAME stage of development
What 4 morphologial findings are absent in Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia?
- NO fibroblastic foci
- NO honeycombing
- NO hyaline membranes
- NO granulomas
Which population is most likely to be affected by Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia?
Female NON-smokers in their 6th decade of life
What are the key features of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia seen on high-resolution CT?
Bilateral, SYMMETRIC, predominantly lower lobe reticular opacities
How do patients with Cryprogenic Organizing Pneumonia present and what is seen radiographically?
- Cough and dyspnea
- Patchy SUBpleural or peribronchial areas of airspace consolidation
What is the hallmark histology seen with Cryprogenic Organizing Pneumonia?
- Polypoid plugs of loose organizing CT (Masson bodies) within alveolar ducts, alveoli, and often bronchioles
- “Balls of Fibroblasts”
Prognosis and Tx of Cryprogenic Organizing Pneumonia?
- Some recover spontaneously
- Most need oral steroids x 6 months + for complete recovery
Cryprogenic Organizing Pneumonia is most often caused by what?
As a response to infection or inflammatory injury to the lungs
Which 3 autoimmune/CT disease can manifest as interstital lung disease?
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systmic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- SLE
Inhalation of particles, pneumoconiosis, stimulate what inside the lung which lead to progression of disease?
Resident INNATE immune cells
Inhalation of coal dust may be a part of what 4 diseases?
- Anthracosis
- Coal macules/nodules
- Progressive massive fibrosis –> “Black lung”
- Caplan syndrome
What occurs to the inhaled carbon pigment from coal, leading to Anthracosis?
Engulfed by alveolar or interstitial macrophages, which then accumulate in the CT along lymphatics in lungs or in hilus
Where are lesions (macules and nodules) of simple coal workers’ pneumoconiosis most often seen in the lungs?
Upper lobes and upper zones of lower lobes
Indoor use of smoky coal (bituminous) for cooking and heating is associated with what complication?↑
↑ risk of lung cancer
What is the most prevalent occupational disease worldwide?
Silicosis
Which race has a higher risk for Silicosis?
African American
Which form of silica (crystalline/amorphous) is the most fibrogenic?
Crystalline (i.e., quartz, cristobalite, and tridymite)
What occurs after inhalation of silica particles; what is activated and what is released?
- Particles phagocytosed by macrophages
- Activate the inflammasome
- Leads to release of inflammtory mediators, IL-1 and IL-18
Where in the lungs and in which LN’s are the nodules of silicosis seen?
- Hilar LN’s
- Upper zones of lungs
Histologically, what is the hallmark lesion seen with silicosis?
Central area of WHORLED COLLAGEN fibers w/ a peripheral zone of dust-laden macrophages
Thin sheets of calcification may occur in the LN’s of pt with silicosis and are seen radiographically as what?
Eggshell calcification
Silicosis is associated with an increased susceptibility to what infection; why?
TB; impaired ability of pulm. macrophages to kill phagocytosed mycobacteria
The onset of Silicosis may occur in what 3 ways (classification/duration)?
- Slow and insidious = 10-30 yrs after exposure
- Accelerated = within 10 yrs
- Rapid = week to months after intense exposure to fine dust high in silica
Pt’s with Silicosis have double the risk for developing?
Lung cancer
Which asbestos fiber (serpentine or amphibole) is the most dangerous and pathogenic?
Amphibole = more aerodynamic and less soluble
Which property of asbestos fibers accounts for the remarkable synergy btw tobacco smoking and development of lung carcinoma in asbestos workers?
Toxic chemicals ca be adsorbed onto the fibers
Asbestosis is marked by diffuse pulmonary interstital fibrosis, indistinguishable from other causes, except for the presence of?
Asbestos bodies –> Golden-brown, fusiform or beaded rods
In asbestosis, inorganic particulates may become coated with iron-protein complexes and are called what?
Ferruginous bodies
Most common manifestation of asbestos exposure seen on the anterior and posterolateral aspects of the parietal pleura and over the dome of the diaphragm?
Known as?
- Well-circumscribed plaques of dense collagen, often calcified
- “Candlewax drippings”
In contrast to other types of pneumoconiosis, where is the lungs does asbestosis typically begin?
Lower lobes and subpleurally
Which cytotoxic drug used in cancer therapy may lead to pulmonary damage and fibrosis?
Bleomycin
What is the most common clinical pattern/organs of involvement seen with Sarcoidosis?
- Bilateral HILAR lymphadenopathy and Lung involvement
- Eye and skin lesions are 2nd in frequency
What is the CD4/CD8 T-cell like in pt’s with Sarcoidosis?
- CD4/CD8 T-cell ratios range from 5:1 to 15:1
- Suggests pathogenic involvement of CD4+ helper T cells
Which cytokine found in the bronchoalveolar fluid of pt with Sarcoidosis is a marker of disease activity?
TNF
Pt’s with Sarcoidosis have abnormal immune responses including anergy to what?
Common skin test Ags such as Candida or tuberculosis PPD
Which 2 HLA genotypes are associated with Sarcoidosis?
- HLA-A1
- HLA-B8
What is the characterisic finding in the tissues of pt with Sarcoidosis?
Non-caseating (Non-necrotizing) granulomas composed of clustered epitheloid macrophages, often w/ giant cells
What are 2 characteristic morphological findings within giant cells of pt with Sarcoidosis?
- Laminated concentrations of Ca2+ and proteins = Schaumann bodies
- Stellate inclusions known as asteroid bodies
Why is there a high diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic biopsies for Sarcoidosis?
Relatively high frequency of granulomas in the bronchial submucosa