IBD Pathophys Flashcards
name the three different types of colitis
active
chronic
chronic active
what three things do you have in active colitis?
neutrophils are present in crypts (cryptitis)
crypt abscess (neutros in crypt lumen)
ulceration
what must go wrong in chronic colitis?
altered crypt architecture
and increased lamina propria chronic inflammation
what is chronic active colitis?
chronic colitis with superimposed active colitis
in chronic colitis, there is more inflammation in the lamina propria, what cells are involved and where are they mainly located?
mostly plasma cells with some lymphocytes and eosinophils
they are more in the base of the crypts (normal is to be at apex)`
what is basal plasmacytosis associated with?
chronic colitis when you have a bunch of plasma cells in basal part of colonic crypts
which of acute versus chronic colitis has odd shaped crypts?
chronic colitis
is appendectomy protective for ulcerative colitis or Crohns?
ulcerative colitis
what are two diseases that fall under irritable bowel disease?
ulcerative colitis
crohns
how do IBDs develop? explain the three steps`
genetic predisposition
then
various triggers like bacterial/environmental
then
perfect storm of overly reactibe T cell (?) immune response in the gut
what cells do we suspect are mainly involved in the development of IBD?
T cells
where does UC only occur?
colon
is inflammation patchy or continuous in UC?
continuous `
what structure does UC always involve?
the rectum
where does inflammation occur in the tissue for UC?
only the mucosal surface