Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Thrombosis of graft vessels = _____ rejection dense interstitial lymphocytic infiltrate with vasculitis of graft vessels = _____ rejection fibrosis / arteriosclerosis / wall thickening and luminal narrowing = _____ rejection

Autoimmune destruction of β islet cells leading to hyperglycemia is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

Pseudogout (c alcium pyrophosphate deposition disease ) is characterized by synovial fluid with: - _____-shaped crystals - _____ birefringence under polarized light - _____ when parallel to polarized light

Hint: shape?

Why can a reddish hue sometimes be seen behind the tympanic membrane in _____? Excessive bony resorption can expose underlying blood vessels

Nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli _____

History of eczema/psoriasis and _____ = lichen simplex chronicus

Hint: activity

Chronic _____ can look similar to TB and sarcoidiosis (hilar adenopathy, non-caseating granulomas, reticulonodular infiltrates)

Hint: fungal infection

Hürthle cell metaplasia and lymphoid aggregates with germinal centers in thyroid is seen in _____

Hint: condition

_____ is a general term for degenerative changes of the spine

_____

Hint: diagnosis