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

Macrophage effector functions for inflammation and Tissue Injury
7 Listed

Macrophage effector functions for Repair
4 Listed





Tissue/Pathology?

Normal Colon
Tissue/Pathology?

Crohn’s Disease
Architectural changes (Acute and Chronic)
lamina propria packed full of inflammatory cells
branching of glands, only one normal looking gland
has neutrophils because there is an acute aspect of IBD
Tissue/Pathology?

IBD associated cancer
Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
arising from chronic inflammation from Crohn’s Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Properties















