Lesson 8

Inflammation: causes, pathogenesis. Morphology of acute inflammation

Key points:

1. The general doctrine of inflammation.

2. Kinetics of inflammatory reaction.

3. Phagocytosis (stages), complete and incomplete phagocytosis.

4. Acute (exudative) inflammation: serous, fibrinous (croupous, diphthyritic), purulent (phlegmon, abscess, empyema), catarrhal, hemorrhagic, mixed. Morphological characteristics. Consequences.

 

Sources:

1. Kumar, Vinay, Abul K. Abbas, and Jon C. Aster. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic 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. Robbins Basic 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