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| This occurs after substantial tissue destruction, when the inflammatory injury involves tissues that are incapable of regeneration, or when there is abundant fibrin exudation in tissue or serous cavities (pleura, peritoneum) that cannot be adequately cleared. In all these situations, connective tissue grows into the area of damage or exudate, converting it into a mass of fibrous tissue—a process also called organization. |
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| Healing by connective tissue replacement (fibrosis) |
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| This occurs when the acute inflammatory response cannot be resolved, as a result of either the persistence of the injurious agent or some interference with the normal process of healing |
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| Acute to chronic transition |
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| Morphologic hallmarks of all acute inflammatory rxns: |
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-dilation of small blood vessels
-slowing of blood flow
-accumulation of leukocytes and fluid in the extravascular tissue |
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| What is marked by the outpouring of a thin fluid that may be derived from the plasma or from the secretions of mesothelial cells lining the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities. Accumulation of fluid in these cavities is called an effusion. The skin blister resulting from a burn or viral infection represents a large accumulation of serous fluid, either within or immediately beneath the epidermis of the skin |
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| This is characterized by the production of large amounts of pus or purulent exudate consisting of neutrophils, liquefactive necrosis, and edema fluid? |
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| Suppurative or Purulent Inflammation; Abcess |
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| What are a localized colection of purulent inflammatory tissue caused by suppuration buried in a tissue, an organ, or a confined space? |
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| What is a local defect, or excavation, of the surface of an organ or tissue that is produced by the sloughing (shedding) of inflamed necrotic tissue? |
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| Where are ulcers most commonly encountered? |
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(1) the mucosa of the mouth, stomach, intestines, or genitourinary tract; and
(2) the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the lower extremities in older persons who have circulatory disturbances that predispose to extensive ischemic necrosis |
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