Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

Dissemination of Histoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients to the liver and spleen results in _____, with gross pathology of these organs showing _____

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

Hint: condition

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

Hint: shape?

Nodular hyaline deposits in glomeruli _____

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

History of eczema/psoriasis and _____ = lichen simplex chronicus

Hint: activity

Chronic _____ can look similar to TB and sarcoidosis (e.g. hilar adenopathy, granulomas, reticulonodular infiltrates)

Hint: fungal infection

_____ is a general term for degenerative changes of the spine

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

Hint: condition

The radiographic findings of joint space narrowing, osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and subchondral cysts are characteristic of _____.