Posts Tagged ‘Emphysema’

Emphysema centrilobular

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Emphysema centrilobular

Emphysema centrilobular

Emphysema centrilobular

Emphysema centrilobular

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Panacinar emphysema

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Panacinar emphysema

Panacinar emphysema

Panacinar emphysema

In people with a deficit alphaantitrypsin (a-1-AT) – the main inhibitor of proteases, including elastase. Its synthesis is encoded near genes, the presence of homozygous ZZ phenotype is accompanied by low activity of protease inhibitors. These people are not going inactivate elastase liberated by neutrophils in inflammatory processes in the lungs that leads to damage them buy Noroxin. Smoking and inhalation of dust aggravate the process.

Clinical picture.

Signs formed of emphysema (barrel chest, dyspnea, cyanosis, fingers as drumsticks, pulmonary heart) usually appear at a young age, rarely in adolescents. (more…)

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Compensatory emphysema

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

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Congenital lobar emphysema

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Congenital lobar emphysema

What is congenital lobar emphysema?

Malformation of the bronchial cartilage, leading to hyperventilation of the lungs buy Keftab.

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Emphysema

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Emphysema

Emphysema is a persistent change in the structure of the alveolar tissue in contrast to acute swelling with intact parenchyma (eg, obstruction) buy Noroxin. In emphysema decreases the elasticity of the lungs, atrophy mezhalveolyarnye walls, broken capillary blood flow.

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