NSG 3315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Helicobacter Pylori, Eosinophil, Chemotherapy
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Patho: chapter 12 - disorders of white blood cells and lymphoid tissues. Hematopoietic stem cells - stay in the bone marrow. Lymphopoietic stem cells - travel to the lymphoid tissues in the lymph nodes, thymus, and spleen. Function in the in ammatory and immune processes short life span. Originate in the lymphoid stem cells referred to as agranulocytes. Work as macrophages and clean up foreign material. Epstein-barr virus attack b cell incubation period is 4-8 weeks clinical manifestations - fever, malaise and fatigue, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, may cause spleen enlargement. Symptomatic treatment with rest and nsaids for fever and headache. Hodgkin lymphoma - classi ed by reed-sternberg cells (large malignant b cell with 2 nuclei look like owl"s eyes) which are considered the be the one true. !2 neoplastic element, that start with a malignancy in one lymph node and spreads to many lymph nodes.
