Chronic inflammation (pictures) Flashcards
what is this?
silicosis
what is this?
silica
what is silicosis?
Silicosis is a common lung disease caused by inhalation of proinflammatory crystalline silicon dioxide (silica) that usually presents after decades of exposure as slowly progressing, nodular, fibrosing pneumoconiosis.
what is this?
when is it seen?
plasma cell
chronic inflammation
what is this?
plasma cell
what is this?
what is it for?
what is its chemotactic factor?
this WBC is toxic to what organism?
eosinophil
immune reactions mediated by IgE
eotaxin
parasites
what is this?
eosinophils
what is this?
What will IgE cause them to do?
how are these cells identified? (what stain?)
mast cell
causes degranulation
use of toludine blue
what is special about mast cells?
they participate in both acute and chronic inflammation
what type of inflammation is this?
what is the definition of this type of inflammation?
macrophages will look like what other cell?
granulomatous inflammation
accumulation of epitheloid macrophages
macrophages will look like epithelial cells
what type of granuloma is this?
foreign body granuloma
what is this?
sarcoidosis: Schaumann body
what is this?
sarcoidosis: Asteroid body
what is sarcoidosis?
what is this?
Chromoblastomycosis
when is this form present?
what is this cell?
what is characteristic about this cell?
leukocytosis
neutrophil
leukocytosis is mediated by band cells
what is this?
neutrophilia
what is this?
leukocytosis
