Lung Pathology Flashcards
(26 cards)
In what percentage of patients does progressive TB occur?
Less than 10% of all TB patients, usually immunosuppressed
What are some DDx of bilateral hilar enlargement?
Sarcoidosis
Lymphoma
TB
Metastasis
Other infections - fungal
What is honeycomb lung?
Irreversible end-stage manifestation of a large number of interstitial inflammatory and proliferative lung diseases
Poor prognosis
What is the pathogenesis of an exudate?
Altered permeability of or damage to the capillaries surrounding space
What are some non-infectious causes of pleuritis?
Trauma
Infarction
Connective tissue disorders: eg RA or lupus
Uraemia
Tumour
Radiation effect
What is a common cause of mesothelioma?
Asbestos
What is sarcoidosis?
Most common interstitial lung disease
What is a common first presentation of mesothelioma?
Pleural effusion
What type of TB typically occurs at the apex of the lung?
Secondary TB
What are common causes of interstitual lung disease?
Idiopathic
Occupational/environmental exposure
Drugs
What is secondary TB?
Reactivation of a dormant focus of primary TB
or a new infection
What is the pathophysiology of mesothelioma?
Small fibres in the alveolar causes chronic stimulation > tumour develops
What is granulomatous inflammation?
Nodular clusters of macrophages +/- giant cells
What is the commonest cause of non-necrotising granulomas?
Sarcoidosis
What are differentials for granulomatous inflammation?
TB
Sarcoid
Lymphoma
What is Gohn’s complex?
Gohn focus - TB lesion in the lung parenchyma
TB Lesion in a draining LN
What must you do before treating sarcoidosis?
Exclude infective causes as steroids will likely exacerbate the sarcoidosis
What is the prognosis of mesothelioma?
Average survival from onset of symptoms is 12-15 months
Mortality is 100%
What causes a chylous effusion?
High lymphocyte count - TB, lymphoma
How much fluid accumulation consitutes a pleural effusion?
>15mL
Typical presentation of interstitial lung disease?
Slow, increasing SOB
Dry cough
What is usual interstitial pneumonia?
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
How do you differentiate adenocarcinoma with mesothelioma?
IHC staining
What is the difference between a transudate and exudate?
Transudate is lower in protein
