Lesson 23
Diseases of endocrine organs. Hypothalamic and pituitary disorders. Pathology of adrenal glands. Diseases of thyroid gland. Pathology of the endocrine part of pancreas. Diseases of the female reproductive system. Diseases of pregnancy and postpartum period. Placental polyp. Birth infection of the uterus. Causes, pathogenesis; morphology; complications, causes of death
Key points:
1. Pituitary diseases: clinical and morphological characteristics.
2. Diabetes mellitus. Etiology and pathogenesis. Classification. Morphological characteristics of diabetes mellitus. Complications of diabetes mellitus (diabetic angiopathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy): clinico-morphological characteristics, prognosis. Causes of death.
3. Diseases of the thyroid gland: classification, morphological characteristics. Autoimmune thyroiditis. Graves’ disease. Nodular goiter. Endemic goiter.
4. Diseases of the parathyroid glands: classification, morphological characteristics.
5. Adrenal gland diseases: etiology, pathogenesis, classification, morphological characteristics.
Sources:
1. Kumar, Vinay, Abul K. Abbas, and Jon C. Aster. Robbins and CotranPathologic Basis of Disease. Ninth edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders, 2015. P.69-99, 186-265.
2. Kumar, Vinay, Abul K Abbas, Jon C Aster, and Stanley L. 1915-2003 Robbins. RobbinsBasic Pathology. Tenth edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders, 2018. P. 57-87, 121-184
3. Klatt, Edward C. Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology. Third edition. Philadelphia, PA:Elsevier Saunders, 2015.
4. Klatt, Edward C., and Vinay Kumar. Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology. Fourth edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders, 2015. P.18-30, 57-75
5. Harsh Mohan. Essential Pathology for Dental Students.Fourth edition. Jaypee Brothers,Medical Publishers Pvt. Limited, 2011. P.90-109