PATH - General Flashcards
1
Q
Neutropenia
A
-Absolute neutrophil count
2
Q
Lymphopenia
A
Absolute lymphocyte count
3
Q
Eosinopenia
A
Absolute eosinophil count
4
Q
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
A
Collective group of proliferative disorders of
dendritic (Langerhans) cells
express *S-100 and
*CD1a.
**Birbeck granules (“tennis rackets” or rod shaped on EM)
Presents in a *child as lytic bone lesions and skin rash or as recurrent otitis media with a mass involving
the mastoid bone
Cells are functionally immature and do not effectively stimulate
primary T cells via antigen presentation