Pathology 🩺 Flashcards
What are the upper respiratory tract infections?
(1) Common cold (Acute coryza)
(2) Rhinoscleroma
(3) Diphtheria
What is the Pathology of common cold?
- Acute catarrhal “Inflammation of the mucous membrane” inflammation caused by rhinovirus with few neutrophils.
What is the fate of common cold?
- Subsides after few days with regeneration of the damaged epithelium.
- Secondary bacterial infection — suppurative inflammation (increase number of neutrophils). “سائل أخضر أو أصفر”
- Spread of infection to:
a) middle ear (otitis media).
b) lower respiratory tract (bronchitis, bronchopneumonia). - Chronicity especially in maxillary sinus “Due to congestion with fluid” (due to upward direction of drainage — easy for secretion to retain).
What is the Pathology of rhinoscleroma “Chronic inflammation” ?
- destructive infective granuloma caused by Klebsiella Rhinoscleromatis.
What is the primary site of rhinoscleroma?
Nose
What are the characteristics of rhinoscleroma?
- The primary site is the nose:
✓ enlarged and hard.
✓ Its mucous membrane is thickened and granular —progresses to a hard large mass filling the nasal cavity. - Inflammation may extend to paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx and trachea.
- It destructs the soft tissue but bony structures limit its spread.
What is the M/E of Rhinoscleroma?
l. Surface epithelium shows areas of hyperplasia or
squamous metaplasia. “To survive”
- Subepithelial tissue shows:
❖Mickulicz cells (hydropic degeneration of macrophages). They are large rounded cells having well definedborders, abundant clear or foamy cytoplasm. The nucleus is small flattened, deeply stained and eccentric.
❖Russel bodies (hyaline change of plasma cells). These are ovoid or rounded eosinophilic bodies, sometimes having pyknotic eccentric nuclei.
❖Granulation tissue & fibrosis.
What is the fate and complications of rhinoscleroma?
- Nasal obstruction.
- Nasal deformity.
- Spread of inflammation to paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx and trachea.
- Epistaxis. “Rupture of vessels”
- Squamous cell carcinoma (on top of squamous metaplasia). “Pre-cancerous”
What is the definition of diphtheria?
- It is an acute infectious disease caused by corynebacterium diphtheriae, occurs in non- immunized children between 2-5 years of age but may occur in adult. via blood
What is the method of infection by diphtheria?
droplet infection.
What is the pathology of diphtheria?
Via exotoxin:
- Locally: pseudomembranous inflammation.
- Reach distant organs via blood leading to degeneration of parenchymatous organs.
- The draining cervical lymph nodes show lymphoid hyperplasia.
What are the complications of diphtheria?
- Respiratory system — Epistaxis “Like rhinoscleroma” & Aspiration bronchopneumonia. “Due to a transport of part of pseudomembranous inflammation”
- Parenchymatous organs — degeneration (Cloudy swelling, fatty change) and necrosis.
- C.V.S.—Acute heart failure. “Due to acute myocarditis”
- Nervous system — Temporary nerve paralysis & Peripheral neuritis.
What are the infections of the lower respiratory tract?
Pneumonitis
Lobar pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia
What is the definition of pneumonitis?
It is the inflammation of lung
What are the causes of pneumonitis?
“Bacteria, atypical pneumonitis, granuloma and loffler’s pneumonia”
1) Bacterial:
✓ Lobar pneumonia.
✓ Bronchopneumonia.
2) Primary Atypical Pneumonitis:
It is an acute interstitial inflammation confined to alveolar
septa without intra-alveolar exudate. Caused by:
✓ Viruses: as influenza, parainfluenza, measles chicken pox and small pox. “Don’t put Me IN the BOX I can’t breathe!”
✓ Mycoplasma pneumonia.
✓ Undefined agent.
3) Loeffler’s Pnueumonia:
It is pneumonia with eosinophilia. It is due to parasitic infestations e.g. ascaris, ankylostoma and Bilharziasis (verminous pneumonia). “ask uncle bill”
4) Granuloma:
as T.B., sarcoidosis, leprosy, actinomycosis, moniliasis. “
What is the definition of lobar pneumonia?
- Acute bacterial infection involving at least an entire lobe of lung.
What are the causes of lobar pneumonia?
strept. pneumoniae in 95 % of cases. “Dangerous”
What is the method of infection of lobar pneumonia?
By inhalation (droplet infection). “Like diphtheria”
What is the pathogenesis of lobar pneumonia?
A. Pneumococci are inhaled to reach alveoli.
B. In alveoli, it produces an inflammatory reaction with excess fluid exudate.
C. This fluid exudate pass from one alveolus to another through inter- alveolar pores to involve the whole lobe and the bacteria reach the pleura.
D. The fluid together with the cellular exudate expel air away from the alveoli producing a firm airless lobe leading to consolidation (hepatization) of the affected lobe.
What is the type of inflammation caused by lobar pneumonia?
Sero-fibrinous
What are the stages of Sero-fibrinous inflammation of the Lung by lobar pneumonia?
Stage of congestion
Stage of red hepatization
Stage of gray hepatization
Stage of resolution
What is the duration of congestion, red hepatization, gray hepatization and resolution respectively?
1st day
2nd - 4th day
5th - 8th day
9th day till 21
What is the N/E of congestion, red hepatization, gray hepatization respectively?
Enlarged
Red “VD”
Wet sponge
Exudes frothy fluid “some air”
Enlarged
Red
Consolidated (Hepatized)
Dry, Red “air expelled”
S.F Pleurisy Enlarged
Enlarged
Gray
Consolidated (Hepatized)
Dry, Gray “increased fibrin”
S.F Pleurisy
Enlarged
What is the M/E of congestion, red hepatization, gray hepatization respectively?
Congested
Thickened
-Bacteria.
-Fluid exudate
Congested
Thickened
-Bacteria
-Fibrin
-RBCs
-Few neutrophils
Less congested
Thinned & compressed by the distended alveolar spaces
-Dead bacteria
-Shrunken fibrin
-Hemolyzed RBCs
-Numerous PMNL
-Macrophages
What are the characteristics of stage of resolution?
- Resolution occurs due to absence of necrosis with phagocytosis of cellular debris by macrophages to restore the normal aeration of alveoli & normal lung structure except pleurisy which organizes to form adhesions.
What are the complications of lobar pneumonia?
- Pulmonary: Fibrosis due to organization of alveolar exudate. “Due to decreased work of macrophages”
- Extra-pulmonary: (Spread of infection):
• Direct to pleura: Fibrous thickening and adhesion.
• Lymphatic spread: pericarditis, Mediastinitis, osteomyelitis of chest wall bones.
• Blood spread meningitis, arthritis, bacteraemia and septicaemia. - Due to toxaemia: Toxic myocarditis and acute heart failure.
What is the clinical course of lobar pneumonia?
7-9 days and terminates by crisis (sudden improvement).
What is the definition of bronchopneumonia?
- Acute bacterial infection of the bronchioles and the surrounding alveoli leading to patchy consolidation.
What is the iteology of bronchopneumonia?
Many micro-organisms are responsible most commonly:
1) staphylococcus aureus.
2) streptococcus pyogens,
3) pneumococcus.
4) haemophilus influenza
What is the mode of infection of bronchopneumonia?
by inhalation.
What are the types of bronchopneumonia?
1) Primary bronchopneumonia
2) Secondary bronchopneumonia
What causes primary bronchopneumonia and in which type of people does it occur?
- Due to primary exogenous invaders.
- Occurs in extremes of age (infancy, children and old age).
What Causes secondary bronchopneumonia and what are its types?
- Due to secondary endogenous invaders which complicate other diseases. It may be: (PIHT)
- Post infective: Complicates respiratory tract infection as influenza.
- Inhalation: Due to inhalation of infected material.
- Hypostatic: Complicates pulmonary oedema of heart failure.
- Terminal: Complicates severe diseases as cancer or coma and is usually fatal. “Already very weak immunity”
What is the Pathology of bronchopneumonia?
Acute supparative inflammation
What is N/E of bronchopneumonia?
1) Multiple patches of consolidation ± suppuration centered around the bronchioles & distributed through several lung lobes or one lobe.
2) Areas between the patches are normal.
3) In severe cases patches fuse together forming large consolidated area called confluent bronchopneumonia.
4) Pleurisy is not a marked feature, as the patches do not usually contact the pleura.
5) Suppurative patches heal by fibrosis.
What is the M/E of bronchopneumonia?
1) The affected bronchioles show picture of acute suppurative inflammation:
✓ The lumen is filled with pus and shedded epithelium.
✓ Epithelial lining is ulcerated.
✓ Wall infiltrated by excessive number of neutrophils & pus cells.
(2) The attached alveoli:
- Alveolar spaces are filled with pus rich in neutrophils and pus cells.
- Inter-alveolar septa are acutely inflamed.
(3) The patches are either:
❖ early non-suppurative patches,
❖ Late suppurative patches, OR healed fibrotic patches.
(4) Lung Tissue in between the patches appear normal.
What are the complications of bronchopneumonia?
A. Pulmonary: Fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure. “Not common in lobar pneumonia due to resolution:
B. Extra-pulmonary: Spread of infection: “As lobar pneumonia”
**Direct : to surroundings.
**Lymphatic spread: pericarditis, Mediastinitis, osteomyelitis of chest wall bones.
**Blood spread meningitis, arthritis, bacteraemia and septicaemia.
C. Due to toxaemia: Toxic myocarditis and acute heart failure.
What is the clinical course of bronchopneumonia?
2 - 3 weeks and terminates by lysis. “Longer”
Compare between lobar pneumonia and bronchopneumonia according to:
Definition
Etiology (organism - route)
Pathology (N/E - M/E)
Fate
Course
- Def:
- Acute sero-fibrinous inflammation Bronchopneumonia
- Acute suppurative inflammation
- Aetiology: (Organism - Route)
- Pneumococci (95%).
- Primary exogenous infection.
- Staph, Strept, H influenza.
- Primary & secondary infections.
- Pathology
- N/E:
- 4 stages.
- Diffuse lesion not related to bronchiole
- No pus on pressure.
- Fibrinous pleurisy is marked.
- No stages.
-Patchy lesion related to bronchiole - pus exudes on pressure.
- Usually absent.
-M/E:
- Diffuse lesion.
- Alveolar spaces contain fibrin, neutrophils, RBCs & macrophages.
- No bronchiolitis.
- Pleurisy.
- Patchy around bronchioles
- Contains pus cells, RBCs & macrophages.
- Bronchiolitis occurs.
- No pleurisy.
- Fate:
- Resolution is common.
- Fibrosis is rare.
- Resolution is rare.
- Fibrosis is common.
- Course:
- 7-9 days and ends by crisis.
- 2-3 weeks and ends by lysis.
What is the definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)? “أمراض الانسداد الرئوي المزمن”
- A group of pulmonary diseases characterized by Resistance to airflow due to partial or complete obstruction at any level.
What are the types of COPD?
➢ Chronic bronchitis.
➢ Bronchial asthma.
➢ Emphysema.
➢ Bronchiectasis
What is chronic bronchitis?
- It is persistent productive cough (cough with sputum) For consecutive three months is for at least consecutive two years.
”Three consecutive months per year”
What are the causes of chronic bronchitis?
Due to chronic irritation of the bronchial mucosa by:
1- Cigarette smoking.
2- Atmospheric pollution “By chemicals for examples”
3- Chronic inflammation of upper respiratory tract, tonsils or mouth.
What is the Pathology or incidence of chronic bronchitis?
Occur in middle-aged men
What is N/E of chronic bronchitis?
Bronchial mucosa appears thick, opaque and covered by excess mucous.
What is the M/E of chronic bronchitis?
Bronchi: “Defensive Response”
- Mucous gland hyperplasia “to inc mucous secretion” and decreased number of ciliated cells. “Replaced by goblet cells:
-Squamous metaplasia
-chronic inflammatory cell infiltrations.
What are the complications of chronic bronchitis?
1- Centrilobular emphysema.
2- Bronchopneumonia.
3- Bronchogenic carcinoma. “Due to metaplasia”
4- Chronic hypoxaemia resulting in persistent pulmonary vasoconstriction, pulmonary hypertension
5- Cardiac failure.
What is the definition of bronchial asthma?
- A common disease characterized by recurrent attacks of widespread bronchoconstriction, in response to various stimuli.
How is bronchial asthma clinically manifested? “WBC”
- Clinically, it is manifested by recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, and cough that is at least partly reversible, either spontaneously or with treatment.
What is the condition of the patients of bronchial asthma in between atracks?
- Between the attacks, patients may be virtually asymptomatic
What are the triggering factors for bronchial asthma?
❑ Domestic dust mites
❑ Cockroach
❑ Animal with fur
❑ Air pollution
❑ Tobacco smoke
❑ Pollen
❑ Respiratory (viral) infections
❑ Occupational irritants
❑ Chemical irritants
❑ Drugs ( aspirin, beta blockers)
❑ Strong emotional expressions
What are the types of asthma and what is the significance of this distinction?
- There are two types of asthma,
• Atopic ( with Family history of Atopy)
• Non atopic (without Family history of Atopy)
- This distinction is useful from the point of pathophysiology, but In clinical practice it’s not always possible to classify asthma.
What is the incidence of extrinsic (immunological, atopic, allergic) asthma?
10% of cases, Occur In children and young
What are the characteristics of extrinsic asthma?
- occur in 10% of cases. Occur In children and young. A positive family history is present. The attacks are provoked by type I hypersensitivity reaction to inhaled allergens such as house dust, animal dandruffs, plant pollens, fungi, ….etc
What are the characteristics of intrinsic (non immunological, non topic, non allergic) asthma?
o 90 % of cases.
o Any age, mainly in late adults. No history of atopic disease.
o It is triggered by hyperirritability of bronchial tree by infection , exposure to cold, physical excercise, anxiety, emotions, asprin and inhaled irritants… etc.
What is the N/E of bronchial asthma?
1) Bronchi and bronchioles: “due to histamine”
-Hyperaemic oedematous mucosa, Thick walled
and narrow lumen plugged with mucus.
2) Lung:
-Diffuse hyper-inflation with Patchy collapse due to complete obliteration of some bronchioles by mucus
What is the M/E of bronchial asthma?
Patchy necrosis of epithelium “By eosinophils”
Sub-mucosal glandular hyperplasia
Hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscle “due to over-work”
Eosinophils, mast cells; lymphocyte
Mucous plugs, Whorled mucous plugs (Curschmann’s spirals)
Debris of eosinophils (Charcot-Leyden crystals
“PHHEEW”
What are the fate and complications of bronchial asthma?
l - Chronic bronchitis.
2- Emphysema, pulmonary hypertension and Rt. sided heart failure.
3- Status asthmaticus: persistant attacks for days or weaks. It is fatal due to respiratory failure.
What is the definition of emphysema?
- Permanent dilatation of air spaces distal “after” to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by damage of respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli (respiratory acinus).
What is the incidence of emphysema?
- The commonest chronic lung disease. It occurs more in males from 40-60 years of age.
What are the types of emphysema?
A- Centriacinar (Centrilobular)
B- Panacinar (Panlobular)
What is the pathogenesis of centriacinar emphysema?
- It is related to cigarette smoking and it is explained by the following theories:
1- ELASTASE - ANTIELASTASE IMBALANCE THEORY Smoking weakens the walls of air spaces by increasing elastase and inhibiting antielastase
2-DIRECT DAMAGE THEORY: The walls of air spaces are directly injured by toxic substances of cigarette smoking
3) CHRONIC BRONCHITIS THEORY:
a- Smoking recruits neutrophils and macrophages and stimulates the release of elastase “one of the Proteolytic enzymes found inside” from them
b- It increases mucus secretion leading to mucus plugs which partially obstruct the bronchi and terminal bronchioles. During expiration the air is entrapped and increases gradually the intraluminal pressure.
what is the definition of Cyntriacinar emphysema?
- It involves respiratory bronchioles (central part of acinus)
What is the definition of panacinar emphysema?
- It involves the whole acinus and occurs more in old females.
What is the pathogenesis of panacinar emphysema?
- Related to inherited deficiency of antielastase (alpha 1 antitrypsin) in the patient’s blood. Therefore the action of elastase secreted from neutrophils and macrophages becomes unopposed.
What is the N/E of centriacinar emphysema?
- Upper zones of the lung lobes are first affected, The lungs are moderately “only the bronchioles” enlarged, C/S:- Enlarged air spaces.
What is the N/E of panacinar emphysema?
1) Barrel shaped chest: The chest wall takes a fixed exaggerated inspiration position:
a- The anteroposterior diameter increases to equal the transverse. The sternum is pushed forward.
b- The ribs, costal cartilages and the intercostal spaces are horizontal.
2 ) Lungs:
Lower zones of lung lobes are first affected. “Increased blood causes increased neutrophils and consequently increased elastase”
❑ The lungs are voluminous and very light. “Air”
❑ They are pale “thin septum” and dry “air” .
❑ The surface is smooth and presents the indentations of ribs. “Due to pressure”
❑ Lungs have a feathery feeling and pit on pressure (due to loss of elastic tissue).
❑ Large bullae project on the surface in the poorly supported parts (along apices, anterior margin and free edge of base). ‘زي كيس شفاف كدا” 🫥
❑ A bulla is an emphysematous space of more than 1 cm in diameter, it is semitranslucent with paper – thinned
walls.
What is the M/E of centrilobular emphysema?
Dilated respiratory bronchioles with normal A.D. and alveoli.
What is the M/E of panacinar emphysema?
1) Alveoli are:
Few in number “as they fuse” , increased in size, distorted in shape.
2) Interalveolar septa:
❑ Thin and in advanced stages, alveolar septa rupture.
❑ The interalveolar capillaries are compressed by dilated air spaces.
What are the complications of emphysema?
1) Respiratory system:
❑ Ch. bronchitis. “And chronic bronchitis cause emphysema as well”
❑ Interstitial emphysema.
❑ Spontaneous pneumothorax “rupture of Bullae”
❑ Respiratory failure.
2) C. V. S.:
❑ pulmonary hypertension and right sided heart failure.
What are other types of emphysema?
I- Obstructive Hyperinflation
II- Compensatory Hyperinflation
III- Senile (Atrophic) hyperintlation
IV- Interstitial Emphysema: It is the escape of alveolar air into the interstitial tissue of the lung.
What is the definition of bronchiectasis?
- Permanent (irreversible) dilatation of medium sized bronchi and bronchioles “before RESP. Bronchioles” caused by chronic suppurative inflammation in their walls and surrounding lung tissue.
What is the incidence of bronchiectasis?
- It is frequent before the age of 20 years in males more than females. It can occur in adults.
What is the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis?
- For bronchiectasis to occur
(1) Weak bronchial wall (Chronic pyogenic infection)
(2) Forces for dilatation which may be:
a- Pushing forces from inside ( bronchial obstruction) “the force of air”
b- Pulling forces from outside. “Fibrosis”
What is the N/E of bronchiectasis?
1- Bilateral and basal.
2- Dilated medium and smaller sized bronchi and bronchioles that are filled with pus.
3- Their lining are thick
4- Their walls show fibrosis.
What is the M/E of bronchiectasis?
1) The affected bronchi show chronic suppurative inflammation.
a- Lumen: reveals shedded epithelial cells, inflammatory cells and R.B.C’s.
b- Mucosa: Extensive ulceration
c- Wall: is infilterated by inflammatory cells.
2) Lungs show areas of collapse and fibrosis and areas of compensatory emphysema
What is the definition of tuberculosis?
- chronic infective granuloma affecting nearly all body “In secondary infections” systems mainly the lungs.
“Regenerating mess of histiocytes due to tuberculosis infection”
What are the predisposing factors for tuberculosis?
A. Environmental
• Low socioeconomic standard.
• Bad general hygiene.
• Contact with tuberculous persons.
• Overcrowding.
• Environmental pollution.
B. Personal factors
• Negroes (more than white persons)
• Malnutrition
• Debilitating diseases (as D.M)
• Immune deficiency states
What is the causative agent of tuberculosis and what are its characters?
- T.B. bacilli are aerobic, acid- fast, non- motile, not produce exotoxins, and carried by macrophages.
What are the substances that enter in the structure of TB bacilli?
- Carbohydrate, lipid and protein (tuberculoprotien or PPD).
What are the types of TB Bacilli?
- Human type causes infection by inhalation./Bovine type causes infection by ingestion.
What are the characteristics of primary tuberculosis? (Childhood type)
- Occur in young ages, non- immunized persons. Source of infection is exogenous. About 5% of infected persons develop significant disease. “While the rest are releavied”
What are the methods of infection by primary tuberculosis?
1) Inhalation.
2) Ingestion
3) Direct contact.
What are the sites of primary TB complex? “Like pulmonary TB”
1- Lung. “inhalation”
2- Intestine “ingestion”
3- Tonsils “ingestion”
4- Skin “contact”
5- Nose (rare). inhalation”
What is the reaction of the body against TB bacilli?
- Proliferative reaction (tubercle formation)
What is the pathogenesis of proliferative reaction against tuberculosis?
I) At 1 st:The bacilli are taken by the macrophages. The organisms multiply in macrophages, which are unable to kill the organism
2)Then The native macrophages present the (purified protein derivative PPD) on its surface to native helper T cells. Macrophages release interleukin 12 (IL-12) which activates the helper T lymphocytes to secrete the following
1- Interferone gama (INF): responsible for immunity and delayed “3-4 days” hypersensitivity with granuloma formation. This is achieved by activation of native and blood monocytes and results in more secretion of IL- 12 “a cycle” with increased ability for expression of the PPD, phagocytosis and killing of bacilli.
2- 2-Tumor necrotizing factor (TNF- ) which causes: Increase blood flow to the area of inflammation. Attraction of lymphocytes and blood monocytes to area of infection
What is the N/E of tubercle?
- In 3 weeks, the tubercle is visible 1-3 mm size, with central yellow caseation “dead cells in the center” and its periphery is grey.
What is the M/E off do tubercle?
- Central caseating material (sturctureless eosinophilic material with no cellular details (H &E) Ephithelioid cells, macrophages, Langhan’s giant cells, lymphocytes and peripheral fibroblastic reaction surround the caseation. “To limit spread”
What is the favorable site for TB and why?
- lungs are a Favorable site for TB (easy inhalation and aeration).
“Aerobic bacteria”
What does primary pulmonary tuberculosis or primary pulmonary complex consist of?
Childhood type consists of 3 parts:
1- Parenchymatous lesion (Ghon’s focus): “usually in The right”
- Is a caseous lesion 1-2cm. in diameter beneath the pleura in the lower part of upper lobe or upper part of middle lobe 1-2 cm. from pleural cavity, grayish yellow in color.
2- Tuberculous lymphangitis
3- Tuberculous lymphadenitis
What is the fate of primary tuberculosis?
- Good fate: Healing
- Bad fate: Spread:
Local spread: to pleura causing TB Pleurisy
Lymphatic: to peri and paratracheal lymph nodes& mediastinal structures.
Blood spread:: produce miliary tuberculosis
Natural passages….less common than secondary…it leads to the development of tuberculous bronchopneumonia and pneumonia “bronchi”
What is the N/E of miliary tuberculosis?
- The lesion appear as multiple scattered uniform small size (3mm) tubercles separated from each other by normal tissue and not surrounded by area of congestion “if so, then pyramid abscess” and present on outer and cut surface of organs.
What is the M/E of miliary tuberculosis?
-Poorly developed tubercle (No fibrous capsule, absent giant cell)
-central caeseation
-Distribution related to blood vessels
What is the source of secondary pulmonary TB?
- the organism may be acquired exogenously or from reactivation of a healed primary complex.
Where does secondary tuberculosis take place?
- It usually occurs in adults.
What does the hypersensitivity reaction in secondary pulmonary tuberculosis cause? “Not delayed”
excessive tissue destruction and extensive caseation.
Is there any nodal affection in secondary tuberculosis and why?
- No nodal affection as the organism is destroyed in the necrotic tissue.
What are the organs affected by secondary tuberculosis?
- Organs most commonly affected are:
Kidney - Suprarenal gland - Fallopian tube - Epididymis. - Brain and meninges - Bone and joints.
What is the N/E of secondary tuberculosis?
• An apical lesion (Assmann focus) begins as a small caseating tuberculous granuloma.
• In most cases, destruction of the lung leads to cavitations.
What is the M/E of secondary tuberculosis?
- There’s a central area of caseation that is surrounded by granulomatous inflammatory reaction.
What are the fate and complications of secondary tuberculosis?
“Like primary but there is no lymphatic spread”
A. Regression (good fate)
B. progressive lesion (Bad Fate)
1- Local tissue Distruction
- Blood vessels…hemorrhage
- Bronchi..open to the pleura leading to pneumothorax and pyopneumothorax.
- Reactive systemic amyloidosis.
2- Pulmonary fibrosis…pulmonary hypertension ..right sided heart failure (cor pulmonale).
3- Spread…..*Local to the pleura (pleurisy) *Bronchial…TB pneumonia and bronchopneumonia *Blood…..isolated organ TB or miliary TB “more common”
What happens to the apical lesions of secondary tuberculosis in cases of good immunity?
- With good immunity, healing of the apical lesion occurs and a dense fibrous capsule surrounds a central area of caseation
- Calcification often occurs, and a (latent tuberculosis) develops which can be reactivated if the patient’s immunity is lowered.