Inflammation — Flashcards

Porcelain gallbladder is a shrunken, hard gallbladder due to chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and dystrophic _____

What type of hypersensitivity reaction is contact dermatitis (e.g. poison ivy, nickel allergy)? _____

What type of hypersensitivity reaction is pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid?_____

Baker cyst forms in the setting of _____ disease.

What color is the nitroblue tetrazolium test in a patient without CGD? _____

What acute phase reactant can be measured clinically as a nonspecific sign of ongoing inflammation?_____

An increase in lymph node size due to infection is known as _____

Which interleukin is primarily responsible for attenuating the inflammatory response?_____

Myeloperoxidase deficiency is associated with increased risk for _____ infection, however, most patients are asymptomatic

_____ is defined as acute inflammation of the appendix