7-1 Flashcards
one observes interstitial dermal edema, dilated venules with endothelial swelling, and a paucity of inflammatory cells.
acute urticaria
interstitial dermal edema and a perivascular and interstitial mixed-cell infiltrate with variable numbers of lymphocytes, and a mixture of eosinophils and neutrophils are present
In chronic urticaria,
In___, the edema and infiltrate extend into the subcutaneous tissue.___, there is subcutaneous and submucosal edema without infiltrating inflammatory cells
angioedema; In hereditary angioedema
In ___, the dermis shows an early leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by (a) an infiltrate predominantly within and around the walls of small blood vessels composed largely of neutrophils, some of which show fragmentation of their nuclei (leukocytoclasis); (b) minimal fibrin deposits in the vessel walls; and (c) slight-to-moderate extravasation of erythrocytes
urticarial vasculitis
Electron microscopic examination reveals __ and __degranulation in common urticaria.
mast cell and eosinophil