chronic inflammation
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Introduction
presence of lymphocytic/histiocytic infiltrates
Pathology
- chronic inflammation associated with elevated serum IL6 (> 2 ng/L) increases risk of mortality[1]
More general terms
More specific terms
- chronic leukocytoclastic vasculitis (Gougerot-Ruiter type)
- chronic pancreatitis
- chronic thyroiditis (Riedel's thyroiditis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
- gout
- hydroxyapatite deposition disease; calcium hydroxyapatite deposition disease; basic calcium phosphate deposition disease
- inflammatory bowel disease
- osteoarthritis (OA)
- pseudogout [calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition] or CPPD disease
- psoriatic arthritis
- reactive arthritis
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Akbaraly TN et al Chronic inflammation as a determinant of future aging phenotypes. CMAJ September 16, 2013 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24043651 <Internet> http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2013/09/16/cmaj.122072