Dani - immunopathology III Flashcards
____: autoimmune disease characterized by vasculitis and excessive deposition of collagen throughout the body, mainly in the skin ending in fibrosis and atrophy
scleroderma
scleroderma aka ___ ___ __
progressive systemic sclerosis
incidence of scleroderma
females to males
3:1
ages of scleroderma
__-__
30-50
PDGF =
platelet-derived growth factor
FGF =
fibroblast growth factor
2 passible mechanisms leading to systemic sclerosis
PDGF
FGF
scleroderma: vasculitis
- perivascular ___ infiltration
- ___ wall
- partial ___
lymphocytic
thickened
occlusion
scleroderm
- marked __ and ___
fibosis
atrophy
scleroderma
- restricted to the ___ first, later the ____
skin
viscera
scleroderma in the skin
- starts by __, then extends ___
fingers
proximally
scleroderma in the fingers
- tapered
- __ ROM
- decreased blood supply –> ___ and ___
decreased
ulceration; gangrene
scleroderma in the face
- ___ movements
restricted
scleroderma: typical “__ __” necroses and ulcerations of the fingertips
rat bites
____ face: stretched, shiny skin and loss of normal facial lines giving a younger appearance than actual age
masklike
GI tract mucosa in scleroderma:
- ___, ___ and loss of ___
thin
ulcers
villi
GI tract submucosa in scleroderma: ___
collagenized
GI tract muscle layer in scleroderma:
- ___, replaced by ___, and deficient ___
atrophies
collagen
peristalsis
esophagus in scleroderma:
- in 50%, ___ due to narrowing of lower portion (___ ___ appearance)
dysphagia
rubber hose
intestines in scleroderma: ____
malabsorption
joints in scleroderma
- ___: proliferation of synovial membrane, later fibrosis and less motion
synovitis
muscles in scleroderma:
- focal inflammatory ___ and ___, followed by ____ and ____
infiltrates; edema
fibrosis; atrophy
kidneys in scleroderma;
- small arterioles: vasculitis, fibrosis and ischemia –> ____ ____
malignant hypertension
kidneys in scleroderma
- __ GFR and renal failure
decreased
kidneys in scleroderma
- ___ ___: depositon of immune complexes –> hypercellularity and basement membrane thickening
glomerular lesion
kidneys in scleroderma
- diffuse interstitial ___ and ___
- progressive ___ of the walls of small vessels
pneumonitis
fibrosis
thickening
___ disease: autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of salivary glands and lacrimal glands
sjogren’s
incidence of sjogren’s disease
females to males
9:1