Inflammation — Flashcards

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

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

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

Baker cyst forms in the setting of _____ disease.

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

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

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

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

The CD8+ T-cell response in EBV infection leads to _____-megaly

What type of hypersensitivity is type 1 DM? _____