Path 1 Quiz 3 Flashcards
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Exogenous Pigments - what does this mean? What is the most common cause for exogenous pigmentation?
- Comes from outside in
- Carbon/coal
Carbon aka
coal
Who commonly breaths in carbon/coal?
Miners
Define Anthracosis
- Deposition and accumulation of carbon/coal in the lungs
- Benign
- This is not a condition it is used to describe a condition
Define Coal-worker pneumoconiosis
- Lung disease
- accumulation of coal dust in the lungs and the tissue’s reaction to its presence
- lung tissue is modified due to reaction to inhaling of particles - CT is formed to replace normal lung tissue
What is tattooing?
- insulation of the superficial cells of the skin (dermatocytes)
- Ink is not damaging but the problem is if the instrument is infected and not sterilized
- infected can can become inflamed
List the types of Endogenous Pigments
Lipofuscin
Melanin
Homogensitic acid
hemosiderin
AKA for lipofuscin
- Lipochrome
- Wear and tear pigment
- Brown atrophy
Explain Lipofuscin:
- Represents complexes of protein and lipid derived from free radical preoxidation of polyunsaturated lipids of subcellular membranes
- Doesn’t cause any problems
What is the physical representation of lipofuscin?
brown spots/pigmentation
Lipofuscin is commonly seen in…
- elderly patients
- Absence of this is a sign of youth
What is melanin?
Normal Black pigment
What cell produces melanin?
Melanocytes
Function of melanin?
Important protecter of UV radiation
Amount of melanin in individuals bodies varies and can be dependent upon
Where they live
Homogentisic Acid AKA
Alkapton
What color is homogenitistic acid?
Black
Homogentistic acid is a product of what diseases?
alkaptonuria
onchronosis
(deposition of of calcium into IVDs and cartilage)
Hemosiderin
Accumulation in tissues where there is local or systemic excess of IRON and representing large aggregates of ferritin micelles
Presence of ferritin usually means there is a presence of…
iron
Is iron normal in the blood?
How much iron is considered normal?
- Yes it is normal in the blood - but too much locally or systemically will cause hemosiderin
- 2-5 grams
Hemosiderin is commonly deposited systemically in…
liver, spleen, and lymph nodes (focal areas)
Hemosiderin is commonly deposited locally in…
how does this happen?
eyes - ears
(battle sign and raccoon sign)
Trauma - direct contact makes iron react with heme - leads to change in color
Explain hemosiderosis
-It is associated with a deposition of hemosiderin in MANY organs and tissues in the cases of systemic overload of iron!