Non Neo/Neo Bone Flashcards
What is achondroplasia?
Autosomal dominant dwarfism
Caused by FGFR3 mutation
Inhibits cartilage proliferation
What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
Due to mutations that encode TYPE I collagen subunits
What is osteomyelitis?
Broadly divided into pyogenic and granulomatous histologies
What causes pyogenic osteomyelitis?
Staph. aureus
What causes pyogenic osteomyelitis in neonates?
Group B strep, Haemophilus influ
What causes pyogenic osteomyelitis in sickle cell patients?
Salmonella
What are the biggest causes of osteoporosis?
Post menopause and senile
What is rickets and osteromalacia?
Rickets is the children form, osteomalacia is the adult form
Causes defect in BONE MINERALIZATION due to vit D deficiency
What causes secondary osteoporosis?
Hyperparathyroidism and Chronic renal disease
What causes a callus?
A healing fracture
What may cause Paget disease of bone?
Viral infection
Goes through a lytic, mixed, and sclerotic phase
Mosaic pattern of lamellar bone
Sarcoma is the dreaded complication
What is fibrous dysplasia?
A developmental abnormality of bone
Makes a mass
Monostotic: ONe bone
Polystatic; mutliple bones
Hisotlogy i: Trabeculae of woven bone withou osteoblastic rimming
What is McCune-Albright syndrome?
GNAS1 mutation
Polyostatic endocrinopathy w/ CAFE au LAIT spots
What causes osteoarthritis?
Breakdown of articular cartilage
Due to cytokine production
Results in secondary changes, burnishing of bone
subchondral cysts
Osteophytes
What causes osteoarthritis?
Breakdown of articular cartilage
Due to cytokine production
Results in secondary changes, burnishing of bone
subchondral cysts
Osteophytes
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Systemic autoimmune disease
Symmetrical arthritis
Involves multiple joints, especially in hands
What are characterisitic pathology features of rheumatoid arthritis?
Destructive
Inflammatory synovitis (Pannus)
Necrotizing granulomas (rheumatoid nodules
What is rheumatoid factor?
Involved in rheumatoid arthritis
IgM directed against Fc portion of IgG
What is Gout?
Imbalance of urate production and excretion
Caused by monosodium urate crystals
What are monosodium urate crystals?
Needle-shaped that are negatively birefringent under polarized light
Turn yellow in parallel light
When in peak bone mass?
20-40
Slow decrease after especially in women
What stimulates osteoclasts?
Osteoblasts
What is thanatotropic dwarfism?
Lethal form of dwarfism due to two copies of FGFR3 mutation
What is a type I collagen disease?
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Mutation in a1 and a2 chain of collagen type I
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