Chronic Inflammation

Required Prior Knowledge:

Pathology of acute inflammation

Basic histology of blood cells

Aim of the Lecture:

Goals of the lecture:

Lecture Outlines:

• Terms used for inflammation in Turkish

• Features of acute and chronic inflammation

• Definition of chronic inflammation

• Features of chronic inflammation

• Chronic inflammation may arise from

• • Acute inflammation

  • Persistent infections

  • Immune system disorders

  • Prolonged exposure to toxins

• Acute and chronic inflammation together

• • Neutrophils in chronic inflammation

• Examples of chronic inflammation

• Cells of chronic inflammation

• • Macrophages

  • Lymphocytes

  • Eosinophils

  • Mast Cells

• Granulomatous Inflammation

• • Tuberculosis

  • Foreign type giant cell reaction

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Crohn disease

  • Fungal infections

• Systemic effects of Inflammation

• • Acute phase reaction

  • Fever

  • Leukocytosis

References:

1. Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th edition

2. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th edition

Last updated:06.05.2015

Name of the Lecture:Chronic Inflammation

Required Prior Knowledge:

Pathology of acute inflammation

Basic histology of blood cells

Aim of the Lecture:

Goals of the lecture:

Lecture Outlines:

• Terms used for inflammation in Turkish

• Features of acute and chronic inflammation

• Definition of chronic inflammation

• Features of chronic inflammation

• Chronic inflammation may arise from

• • Acute inflammation

  • Persistent infections

  • Immune system disorders

  • Prolonged exposure to toxins

• Acute and chronic inflammation together

• • Neutrophils in chronic inflammation

• Examples of chronic inflammation

• Cells of chronic inflammation

• • Macrophages

  • Lymphocytes

  • Eosinophils

  • Mast Cells

• Granulomatous Inflammation

• • Tuberculosis

  • Foreign type giant cell reaction

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Crohn disease

  • Fungal infections

• Systemic effects of Inflammation

• • Acute phase reaction

  • Fever

  • Leukocytosis

References:

1. Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th edition

2. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th edition

Last updated:06.05.2015

Name of the Lecture:Chronic Inflammation

Required Prior Knowledge:

Pathology of acute inflammation

Basic histology of blood cells

Aim of the Lecture:

Goals of the lecture:

Lecture Outlines:

• Terms used for inflammation in Turkish

• Features of acute and chronic inflammation

• Definition of chronic inflammation

• Features of chronic inflammation

• Chronic inflammation may arise from

• • Acute inflammation

  • Persistent infections

  • Immune system disorders

  • Prolonged exposure to toxins

• Acute and chronic inflammation together

• • Neutrophils in chronic inflammation

• Examples of chronic inflammation

• Cells of chronic inflammation

• • Macrophages

  • Lymphocytes

  • Eosinophils

  • Mast Cells

• Granulomatous Inflammation

• • Tuberculosis

  • Foreign type giant cell reaction

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Crohn disease

  • Fungal infections

• Systemic effects of Inflammation

• • Acute phase reaction

  • Fever

  • Leukocytosis

References:

1. Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th edition

2. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th edition