This document summarizes acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is short-term and involves edema, neutrophils, and the four classic signs. Chronic inflammation lasts longer and can cause fibrosis and tissue necrosis, involving lymphocytes and macrophages. Both involve vascular changes, cellular events like chemotaxis and phagocytosis, and chemical mediators like histamine and cytokines. Chronic inflammation can be granulomatous or non-granulomatous and cause tissue damage or fibrosis.
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This document summarizes acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is short-term and involves edema, neutrophils, and the four classic signs. Chronic inflammation lasts longer and can cause fibrosis and tissue necrosis, involving lymphocytes and macrophages. Both involve vascular changes, cellular events like chemotaxis and phagocytosis, and chemical mediators like histamine and cytokines. Chronic inflammation can be granulomatous or non-granulomatous and cause tissue damage or fibrosis.
This document summarizes acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is short-term and involves edema, neutrophils, and the four classic signs. Chronic inflammation lasts longer and can cause fibrosis and tissue necrosis, involving lymphocytes and macrophages. Both involve vascular changes, cellular events like chemotaxis and phagocytosis, and chemical mediators like histamine and cytokines. Chronic inflammation can be granulomatous or non-granulomatous and cause tissue damage or fibrosis.
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This document summarizes acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is short-term and involves edema, neutrophils, and the four classic signs. Chronic inflammation lasts longer and can cause fibrosis and tissue necrosis, involving lymphocytes and macrophages. Both involve vascular changes, cellular events like chemotaxis and phagocytosis, and chemical mediators like histamine and cytokines. Chronic inflammation can be granulomatous or non-granulomatous and cause tissue damage or fibrosis.
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