Diabetes mellitus pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What type of hypersensitivity reaction is type I diabetes mellitus? _____

Answer: Type IV HSR (direct cell cytotoxicity)

Flashcard 2: Diabetic glomerulonephropathy is associated with _____ proliferation on light microscopy

Answer: mesangial

Flashcard 3: What endocrine pathology is a risk factor for pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____

Answer: Diabetes mellitus

Flashcard 4: Defects in CD-_____ on regulatory T cells are associated with multiple sclerosis and type I diabetes mellitus

Answer: 25

Flashcard 5: Non-enzymatic glycosylation of small vessels may cause nodular _____ with Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules; may cause chronic renal failure

Answer: glomerulosclerosis

Flashcard 6: Histology of type 2 diabetes mellitus demonstrates islets with _____

Answer: amyloid deposits

Flashcard 7: Visual field defect associated with Pituitary adenoma?

Answer: Bitemporal hemianopsia

Extra: Clinical presentation of pituitary adenoma (macroadenoma) occurs due to compression of the optic chiasm. Other symptoms include headache and hormone-specific effects (e.g., hyperprolactinemia).