Inflammation Flashcards
(4 cards)
Langhans giant cells
- nuclei in periphery in ring or horseshoe pattern
- TB, sarcoid
Touton giant cells
- midperipheral ring of nuclei; central eosinophilic cytoplasm
- nuclei surrounded by clear zone of foamy lipid
- JXG
Degenerative pannus
fibrous tissue between epithelium and intact Bowman’s membrane
-seen with chronic corneal edema
Inflammatory pannus
subepithelial fibrovascular and inflammatory ingrowth with destruction of Bowman’s membrane
-Trachoma