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signs of inflammation
rubor (redness); calor (heat); tumor (swelling); dolor (pain); loss of function
4 types of inflammation
acute, chronic, specific and non specific
inflammation can be
with cell damage; Exudative and productive
exudative inflammation can be
serous; fibrinous; suppurative; catarrhal; hemorrhagic
location of exudative serous inflammation
peritoneal/ pleural/ pericardial cavities and mucosal surfaces;
serous pericarditis is found in
rheumatic heart
disease, lupus erythematosus, tumours,
scleroderma, uremia, viral myocarditis
location of exudative fibrinous inflammation
peritoneal/ pleural/ pericardial cavities and mucosal surfaces; synovium
fibrous pericarditis is found in
myocardial infarction,
s. Dresler, uremia, rheumatic heart disease,
lupus erythematosus, trauma, radiation
serofibrinous pleuritis are
tuberculosis, pneumonia,
abscess, bronchiectases, rheumatic heart
disease, lupus erythematosus, uremia,
tumors
remember about Lobar pneumonia
congestion Red/ gray and yellow hepatization
exudative suppurative inflammation can be
superficial and deep
superficial exudative suppurative inflammations are
pyorrhoe (on mucosa) and empyema (on serous)
depp localised exudative suppurative inflammations are
abscesses (immature and mature)
depp diffuse exudative suppurative inflammations are
phlegmone (panaritium and paronychia)
bacteria causing Exudative suppurative inflammation
staphylococcus; streptococcus; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; actinomyces israeli
Exudative suppurative inflammation caused by actinomyces are located
head and neck (most common); lung, abdomen; pelvis
sepsis with the formation of
metastatic abscess
Pyemia
Pyemia can be found in
lungs, myocardium, liver,
brain, spleen, skin,
subcutaneous tissue, kidneys
Mucosal inflammation with large amount of mucus
exudative catarrhal infection
chronic catharral infections
atrophic and hypertrophic catarrh
Exsudative haemorrhagic inflammation can cause
hemorrhagic pleuritis/pericarditis
examples for Acute productive inflammation
acuter proliferative glomerulonephritis; membranoproliferazive glomerulonephritis
Chronic productive inflammation with hyperplasia of epithelial cells is found in
hyperplastic gastritis; polypoid rhinitis; condylomata acuminata
Chronic productive inflammation with fibrosis is found in
liver cirrhosis
Chronic productive inflammation with exudation is found in
chronic arthritis
a systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease) causing major changes I'm skin, kidney, joint, serous membrane, heart
systemic Lupus erytheatosus (SLE)
SLE is more common
in women
Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) act against
DNA, histones, rna related proteins, nucleolar Ag
hematologic manifestation of SLE
decrease in RBC; WBC and PLT
found in 40-50% of SLE patients
anti-phospholipid (lupus anticoagulant)
function of anti phospholipid
in vitro prevent clotting; in vitro initiate clotting
clinical manifestations of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
arterial/ vein/ capiallary thrombosis; foetal loss
genetic factos of SLE
more common in monozygotic twins (25%)
environmental factors causing SLE
drugs (Procainamide; Hydralazine); UV; estrogens; smoking
in blood vessels SLE causes
acute necrotising vasculitis (in capillaries, arterioles and small arteries)
fragments of vessel wall with necrotic characteristics
fibrinoid necrosis
deposit in fibrinoid necrosis
immune complexes, complement
in about 50% of people SLE causes
lupus nephritis
in lupus nephritis immune complex deposit in
mesangium, sub endothelial, subepithelial glomeruli
in lupus nephritis proliferation of glomeruli happens in
mesangium; intracappilary; extracapillary
lupus nephritis type I
normal
lupus nephritis type II
mesangial GN
lupus nephritis type III
focal proliferative GN
lupus nephritis type IV
diffuse proliferative GN (35-60%)
lupus nephritis type V
membranous GN
lupus nephritis type VI
glomerulosclerosis
morphology of skin in SLE
erythema facial butterfly area
SLE in skin causes
vacuolar degeneration in basal epidermis; oedema in dermoepidermal junction; perivascular/ periadnexal mononuclear inflammation
causes leading to angiopathy in CNS in SLE
anti-phospholipid syndrome and arteriosclerose
consequences of angiopathy ins CNS
multiple small infarct foci
Libman Sacks endocarditis charcacteristics
verrucae (1-3mm); on any valve (most common mitral); on either surface of leaflets
morphology of SLE in spleen
follicular hyperplasia; perivascular fibrosis - onion skin lesion
5 year survival prognosis of SLE
95%
main causes of death in SLE
renal failure; intercurrent infections, myocardial infarct
eleven criteria for SLE of which at least 4 must be fullfilled
malar rash; Discoid rash; photosensitivity; mouth/ nose ulcers; arthritis; cardio-pulmonary involvement; neurological disorders; renal disorder; hematologic disorder; immunologic disorder; antinuclear antibodies
organ specific autoimmune diseases with humoral mechanism
autoimmune haemoltic anemia/ thrombocytopenia; Myasthenia gravis; graves disease, good pasture syndrome
organ specific autoimmune diseases with cellular mechanism
type I diabetes; multiple sclerosis; hashimoto; Crohn disease
systemic autoimmune diseases with humoral mechanism
SLE
systemic autoimmune diseases with cellular mechanism
sjörgen syndrome, systemic sclerotis; rheumatoid arthritis
Primary biliary cirrhosis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Nodular arteritis, Inflammatory miopaties can be of
autoimmune origin
general symptoms of autoimmune diseases
non specific; fever; fatigue; muscular/ joint pain
symptoms of Sjörgens syndrome
dry eyes/ oral cavity
Mechanism of silencing autoreactive T and B
cells in peripheral tissue
anergy; apoptosis; suppression
Fas receptor activation
by FAS ligand
apoptosis mechanism
rheumatic fever is
acute, multi system, autoimmune disease
rheumatic fever occurs 10days to 6 weeks after
beta hemolytic group A streptococcus pharyngitis or skin infection
found in acute rheumatic heart disease (pancarditis)
Aschoff body (endocarditis; myocarditis; pericarditis)
pathogenesis of Verrucous endocarditis
Aschoff bodies causing erosion of endocardium leading to fibrin formation at site
hsitological characteristics of Verrous endocarditis
vegetations (1-2mm) around lines of closure
in rheumatic myocarditis Aschoff bodies are found
near bv and in interstitial connective tissue
chronic changes of endocardium in rheumatic fever
fibrosis and calcification; leaflet thickening/shortening; commissural fusion; thickening/ fusion of tendinous cords
chronic changes of valves in rheumatic fever of endocardium in order
stenosis or mitral; aortic; tricuspid; pulmonic
irregular thickening of the endocardium of the LA caused by mitral stenosis
MacCallum Plaques
CHRONIC CHANGES of the
ENDOCARDIUM that are valvular
mitral stenosis
CHRONIC CHANGES of the
ENDOCARDIUM that are parietal
Maccallum plaques
complications of rheumatic fever
mitral stenosis; chronic left sided heart failure; arrhythmias; infective endocarditis
symptoms of rheumatic fever
migratory polyarthritis; pancarditis; erythema marginatum of skin; subcutaneous nodules; Sydenham, chorea
erythematous lesions with pale centers and rounded or serpiginous margins on trunk and proximal extremities
erythema marginatum
major jones criteria
pancarditis, polyarthritis; chorea minor; erythema, marginatum; subcutaneous nodules
minor jones criteria
CLIN, LAB, evidence of streptococcus infection
jones criteria that must be fulfilled for rheumatic fever
2 major or 1 major + 2 minor
Libman sack endocarditis can be found on
any side of leaflet on any valve with most common mitral valve
NONBACTERIAL THROMBOTIC ENDOCARDITIS
Marantic endocarditis