Chronic Granulomatous Diseases Flashcards
Sarcoidosis
Systemic disease
unknown etiology
noncaseating naked granulomas many in tissues and organs
Most common organ involved in sarcoidosis
the lung - Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and parenchymal involvement (90% of cases)
Sarcoidosis incidence
Adults under 40 years
Male
black people
Sarcoidosis pathogenesis
Disordered immune regulation and genetic predisposition with the unknown etiology
Disordered immunity in sarcoidosis
Type 4 hypersensitivity with unidentified antigen
In granuloma:
Elevated T4 lymphocytes
elevated T cell dérivâted cytokines like IL-2 and INF-y
elevated other cytokines like TNF
Activated alveolar macrophages with class to HLA and APC activity
Genetic susceptibility in sarcoidosis
Familial and racial clustering
Certain HLA genotypes associated with disease
Sarcoidosis morphology
Non caseating/ necrotizing granuloma
Laminated concretions of calcium and proteins (schaumann bodies)
Stellate inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of giant cells (Asteroid bodies)
Sarcoidosis presentation
Granuloma in:
lung 100% - become nodule in late disease which heal by fibrosis
lymph nodes 100%- hilar and mediastinal nodes, enlarged, calcification
spleen 75% - small nodules sometimes
skin and mucous membranes- painless subcutaneous nodules , red plaques
eyes 25%- iritis, corneal opacifies, glaucoma , blindness
Others : liver bone marrow salivary gland’s muscle
Sarcoidosis Symptoms
Interstitial lung disease : dyspnea Cough Chest pain hemoptysis fatigue weight loss Fever anorexia night sweats
Treatment of sarcoidosis
Steroids
Prognosis of sarcoidosis
65-70 % recover completely
20% permanent loss of lung and vision
10-15% die ( lung fibrosis, cor pulmonary, cardiac or CNS damage)
Tuberculosis
Chronic pulmonary and systemic disease caused by Mycoplasma tuberculosis and sometimes mycoplasma bovis
Reservoir in hosts of tuberculosis
Humans with active tuberculosis tuberculous dairy cows
Transmission of tuberculosis
Inhalation of sputum containing organism
drinking unpasteurized milk
Cause of tuberculosis spread worldwide
HIV AIDS
malnutrition and parasitic infection in poor countries
Multi drug resistance of TB