Inflammation
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- acute inflammation
- acute phase reaction
- adenitis
- adenohypophysitis
- apophysitis
- arthritis
- balanitis
- balanoposthitis
- blepharitis
- capsulitis
- cerebritis
- cholangitis
- cholecystitis
- chondritis
- chronic inflammation
- dacryoadenitis
- dacryocystitis
- dactylitis (sausage digit)
- discitis
- diverticulitis
- duodenitis
- encephalitis
- endocarditis
- endophthalmitis
- enteritis
- enterocolitis (dysentery)
- epicondylitis
- episcleritis
- esophagitis
- fasciitis
- folliculitis
- gastritis
- gingivitis
- glossitis
- hepatitis
- inflammatory infiltrate
- Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
- laryngitis
- lymphadenitis
- mastitis
- mediastinitis
- meningitis
- meniscitis
- mucositis
- myelitis
- myocarditis
- myofibrositis
- myositis (inflammatory myopathy)
- nephritis
- neuritis
- onychia
- orbital inflammation
- osteitis
- osteochondritis
- pancreatitis
- paronychia
- periostitis
- pharyngitis
- pneumonitis
- proctitis (rectitis)
- rash
- sacroliiltis
- salpingitis
- scleritis
- serositis
- sesamoiditis
- sigmoiditis
- syndesmitis
- synovitis
- systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
- tendonitis (tendon injury)
- thyroiditis
- trochleitis
- vasculitis
- ventriculitis
- vitreitis (hyalitis)
- vulvitis
Introduction
- Immune response to infection or irritation
- The 5 signs of inflammation:
- Non-specific laboratory indicators of inflammation:
- anemia
- thrombocytosis
- hypoalbuminemia
- elevated ESR & CRP
- increased acute-phase proteins
- increased serum transaminases & LDH
- eosinophilia
More General Terms
References
Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 846
