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34. Phthisis cavernosa: Difference between revisions

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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Lung '''Description''': The pleura is thickened and whitish. There is a large cavity in place of the parenchyme. There is also anthracosis of the lymph nodes. '''Diagnosis''': Phthisis cavernosa/pulmonis '''Causes''': * Post-primary tuberculosis ** Exogenous re-infection after a primary tuberculosis '''Theory''': Some years after a primary tuberculosis infection can the patient get re-infected by m. tuberculosis from the outside. This activates anothe...")
 
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'''Description''':
'''Description''':


The pleura is thickened and whitish. There is a large cavity in place of the parenchyme. There is also anthracosis of the lymph nodes.
The pleura is thickened and whitish. There is a large cavity in place of the parenchyme. There is also anthracosis of the lymph nodes.[[File:Phthisis cavernosa prep.jpg|thumb|Phthisis cavernosa prep]]'''Diagnosis''': Phthisis cavernosa/pulmonis
 
'''Diagnosis''': Phthisis cavernosa/pulmonis


'''Causes''':
'''Causes''':
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The thickening of the pleura is due to pleural fibrosis. Pleural fibrosis is part of the healing process of tuberculosis. The anthracosis is unrelated to the tuberculosis.
The thickening of the pleura is due to pleural fibrosis. Pleural fibrosis is part of the healing process of tuberculosis. The anthracosis is unrelated to the tuberculosis.
[[File:Phthisis cavernosa prep.jpg|center|thumb|Phthisis cavernosa prep]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]]