Restrictive2 Flashcards
Has noncaseating granulomas with schaumann bodies and asteroid bodies
Sarcoidosis
Laminated concretions of Ca and proteins
Sarcoidosis
Stellate inclusions in giant cells
Sarcoidosis
Hilar and mediastinal LNs calcified. Spleen enlarged. Granulomas in portal tract of liver. Bone marrow of phalangeal bones in hands and feet involved
Sarcoidosis
Bronchoscope can biopsies high yield
Sarcoidosis
Iritis and lacrimal gland inflammation (dacroadenitis)
Sarcoidosis
Dacroadenitis and BL involvement of parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands
Mikulicz syndrome. Sarcoidosis
Anorexia, weight loss, night sweats
Sarcoidosis
Unpredictable course. 2/3rds recover w/o any problems. 20% get permanent loss of visual/lung fn. 10-15% die of cardiac, lung, or CNS disease (usually progressive pulmonary fibrosis)
Sarcoidosis
Hilar lympadenopathy sarcoidosis
Best prognosis
Immunologically mediated. Prolonged exposure to inhaled organic dusts and occupational antigens
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Has type 3 immune complex rx and type 4 hypersensitivity granulomatous rx
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Inhaled spores of actinomycetes
Farmers lung - hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Noncaseating granulomas
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Occurs in previously sensitized pts. Fever, SOB, cough, increased WBC 4-6 hrs after re-exposure
Acute attacks of hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Progressive SOB and cyanosis. Decreased compliance and TLC.
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens (not food or drugs). Rapid fever, SOB, and hypoxemia > respiratory failure. Bronchoalveolar lavage shows >25% eosinophils. Treat with steroids
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Hypersensitivity to food or drugs (sulfa). Transient lung lesions and blood eosinophilia. Alveolar septa with eosinophils and giant cells. Benign, self limited
Simple pulmonary eosinophilia (loefflers)
Parasitic, bacterial, and fungal infections. Associated with asthma and aspergillosis. Can cause chronic lung injury and fibrosis
Secondary pulmonary eosinophilia
Associated with autoimmune disease. Eosinophil and lymphocyte aggregates in septal walls and alveolar spaces. Increased fever, night sweats, and SOB. Treat with steroids
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
All patients smokers. Alveoli filled with pigment laden smokers macrophages
Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
4-5th decade. Males. Insidious onset. Clubbing. Excellent response to steroid treatment (100%)
Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
Significant symptoms SOB and cough. Smokers macrophages in peribronchiolar regions, respiratory bronchioles, and alveolar ducts
Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease
Mild fibrosis of peribronchiolar region w/ centrilobar emphysema. Improves with smoking cessation
Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease
Increases in CD4 Thelper cells, IL2/IL8, TNF, IFN -gamma, macrophage inflammatory protein
Sarcoidosis