Infection; Pulmonary TB Flashcards
What occurs in the primary pulmonary TB?
Primary pulmonary complex
What is this primary pulmonary complex made of? (3 points)
Ghon’s focus
TB Lymphangitis
TB Lymphadenitis
Describe Ghon’s focus
Parenchymatous tuberculous lesion
Describe this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion
Caseous
What is the color of this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion?
Greyish yellow
Where is this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion found in?
Right lung
What are the 2 sites of the right lung in which this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion is found?
In the upper part of the lower lobe
Or
In the lower part of the upper lobe
Where exactly is this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion found in the upper part of the lower lobe/ in the lower part of the upper lobe?
Under pleura
What is the unit used to measure this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion?
cm
What is the diameter of this parenchymatous tuberculous lesion?
1-2 cm
What is shown in TB Lymphangitis?
Multiple tubercles
What is the good fate of the primary pulmonary TB?
Healing
What is being healed in the primary pulmonary TB?
Foci
What does the small foci undergo?
Replacement
What is the small foci replaced by?
Fibrous tissue
What does the large foci undergo?
2 points
Fibrous capsulation
Dystrophic calcification
What happens to the organism in the large foci ,in some cases?
Remain dormant
What is the bad fate of the primary pulmonary TB?
Spread
How many types does the bacteria spread by?
4
What are the 4 types in which the bacteria spread by?
Local
Lymphatic
Bronchial
Blood
How many local sites does the bacteria spread to?
2
What are the 2 local sites in which the bacteria spread to?
Pleura
Bronchioles
What are does the bacteria spread from to the pleura
and bronchioles?
Ghon’s focus
What does the bacteria cause in the pleura?
TB pleurisy
Tb empyema
When does the bacteria cause TB empyema?
Secondary infection
What does the bacteria cause in the Bronchioles?
Bronchiolitis
How many lymph nodes in which the bacteria spread to?
3
What are the lymph nodes in which the bacteria spread to?
Hilar
Paratracheal
Mediastinal
What may the Ghon’s focus do in the bronchus in which the bacteria spreads there?
Open in it
What does the bacteria cause in the bronchus when the Ghon’s focus opens it?
TB bronchopneumonia
TB lobar pneumonia
What happens to the small dose in the blood?
Removed
What removes this small dose in the blood where the bacteria spread in?
Immune system
What does the moderate dose in the blood cause where the bacteria spread in?
Isolated TB
What does the large dose reach in which the bacteria is spread in?
(2 points)
Pulmonary vein
Pulmonary artery
What does the large dose cause when it reaches the pulmonary vein in which the bacteria is spread in?
Generalized miliary TB
What happens to the large dose when it reaches the pulmonary vein?
Return back
What does the large dose return back to?
Lung
What does the large dose cause to the lung in which the bacteria is spread in?
Miliary TB of lung
What is the type of the secondary pulmonary TB?
Human
At which age does the secondary pulmonary TB occur in?
2 points
Middle
Elderly
Describe the source of infection of the secondary pulmonary TB
Endogenous
Exogenous
How does the Endogenous mode of infection occurs in the secondary pulmonary TB?
Reactivation
What is reactivated in the Endogenous mode of infection occurs in the secondary pulmonary TB?
Dormant focus
How does the Exogenous mode of infection occurs in the secondary pulmonary TB?
Reinfection
What does the reinfection occurs by?
Inhalation
What is seen in the gross picture of the secondary pulmonary TB?
Assman-Simon’s focus
What is the Assman-Simon’s focus formed of?
Many tubercles
What does these many tubercles undergo in the Assman-Simon’s focus?
Fusion