Chapter 9 lecture 2 Flashcards
What is the most useful test to determine wegener’s granulomatosa?
-Cytoplasmic Antineutrophil cytoplamsic antibodies
Clinical presentations of contact stomatitis from cinnamon vary according to delivery what does it look like when caused by toothpaste?
-Diffuse
Clinical presentations of contact stomatitis from cinnamon vary according to delivery what does it look like when caused by gum/candy?
-Localized
What is angioedema aka?
-Quincke’s disease
What does contact stomatitis from cinnamon look like under a microscope?
-Perivascular inflammation
What is the most common cause of angioedema?
-Mast cell degranulation (IgE-mediated hypersensitivity)
What can diffuse involvement of the head and neck that causes angioedema be caused by?
-Angiotensin-converting enzyme INHIBITOR (lisinopril)
If a person has angioedema due to ACE inhibitors what does giving them antihistamines do for them?
-Not much, the swelling stays
What does angioedema appear as?
-Edematous swelling of the soft tissues
What has crepitus associated with palpation?
-Cervicofacial emphysema
What is the treatment for allergic angioedema?
-Oral antihistamine therapy