FMS Week 9: Pathology of Chronic Inflammation Flashcards
Features of Acute Inflammation
Features of Chronic Inflammation
chronic inflammation is an outcome of?
Acute inflammation if the cause is not resolved
Causes of Chronic Inflammation
7 Listed
Tuberculosis
Tissue/Pathology?
Normal Lung Alveoli
Tissue/Pathology?
Tuberculosis associated with necrosis
Tissue/Pathology?
Tuberculosis associated with necrosis
Immune granulomas are caused when?
The inciting agents are difficult to eradicate, such as a persistant microbe or self-antigen
Persistant Infections
Cells in Chronic Inflammation
Tissue/Pathology?
Normal Lung
Tissue/Pathology?
Sarcoidosis
NOT associated with necrosis
A lot of fibrosis and fibroblasts
no neutrophils so chronic
Langerhans giant cells seen top right
Tissue/Pathology?
Sarcoidosis
NOT associated with necrosis
A lot of fibrosis and fibroblasts
no neutrophils so chronic
Hypersensitivity Disease Properties
4 Listed