Lab 2: Patterns of Necrosis Flashcards
What are the six types of necrosis?
- Coagulative
- Liquefactive
- Fat
- Caseous
- Fibrinoid
- Gangrenous
What is coagulative necrosis seen in?
Ischemia/infarcts in most tissue (except brain)
What is liquefactive necrosis seen in?
Bacterial abscesses, brain infarcts
What is caseous necrosis seen in?
TB, systemic fungi
What is fat necrosis seen in?
Enzymatic: acute pancreatitis
Nonenzymatic: traumatic
What is fibrinoid necrosis seen in?
Immune reactions in vessels, preeclampsia, malignant hypertension
Gangrenous
Distal extremity and GI tract, after chonic ischemia
What happens in coagulative necrosis?
Ischemia or infarction; proteins denature, then enzymatic degradation
What happens in liquefactive necrosis?
Neutrophils release lysosomal enzymes that digest the tissue; enzymatic degradation first, then proteins denature
What happens in caseous necrosis?
Macrophages wall off the infecting microorganism –> granular debris
What happens in fat necrosis?
Damaged cells release lipase to break down triglycerides, liberating fatty acids to bind calcium –> saponification
What happens in fibrinoid necrosis?
Immune reactions in vessels, preeclampsia, malignant hypertension
What is gangrenous necrosis?
Dry: ischemia
Wet: superinfection
Infarct of heart?
Coagulative
Infarct of kidney?
Coagulative
Infarct of brain?
Liquefactive
Trauma to breast?
Fat
TB or fungal infection?
Caseous
Vasculitis
Fibrinoid