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*Relatively common. | *Relatively common. | ||
*Seen in peritonitis, luminal performation. | *Seen in peritonitis, luminal performation. | ||
*May be | *May be iatrogenic.<ref name=pmid20726424>{{Cite journal | last1 = Moorman | first1 = ML. | last2 = Miller | first2 = JP. | last3 = Khanduja | first3 = KS. | last4 = Price | first4 = PD. | title = Postcolonoscopy appendicitis. | journal = Am Surg | volume = 76 | issue = 8 | pages = 892-5 | month = Aug | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 20726424 }}</ref> | ||
*Can be seen in [[systemic lupus erythematosus]].<ref name=pmid10357188>{{Cite journal | last1 = Odama | first1 = UO. | last2 = Shih | first2 = DJ. | last3 = Korbet | first3 = SM. | title = Sclerosing peritonitis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of two cases. | journal = Perit Dial Int | volume = 19 | issue = 2 | pages = 160-4 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 10357188 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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CONSISTENT WITH EXOGENOUS HORMONES. | CONSISTENT WITH EXOGENOUS HORMONES. | ||
- RIGHT OVARY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PATHOLOGY. | - RIGHT OVARY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PATHOLOGY. | ||
- LEFT UTERINE TUBE | - LEFT UTERINE TUBE WITH FOCAL EDEMA, OTHERWISE UNREMARKABLE. | ||
- RIGHT UTERINE TUBE WITH FOCAL ACUTE SEROSITIS (FAVOUR IATROGENIC), OTHERWISE | - RIGHT UTERINE TUBE WITH FOCAL ACUTE SEROSITIS (FAVOUR IATROGENIC), OTHERWISE | ||
UNREMARKABLE. | UNREMARKABLE. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Periappendicitis]]. | *[[Periappendicitis]]. | ||
*[[Creeping fat]]. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | [[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | ||
[[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | [[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 30 October 2013
Serositis is inflammation of a serous membrane.
General
- Relatively common.
- Seen in peritonitis, luminal performation.
- May be iatrogenic.[1]
- Can be seen in systemic lupus erythematosus.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Neutrophils -- classically lined-up at serous membrane.
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UTERUS, UTERINE TUBES AND RIGHT OVARY, TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY, BILATERAL SALPINGECTOMY AND RIGHT OOPHRECTOMY: - LEIOMYOMATA WITH FOCAL DEGENERATIVE CHANGES AND HEMORRHAGE. - NONPROLIFERATIVE ENDOMETRIAL GLANDS WITH STROMAL DECIDUALIZATION, CONSISTENT WITH EXOGENOUS HORMONES. - RIGHT OVARY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PATHOLOGY. - LEFT UTERINE TUBE WITH FOCAL EDEMA, OTHERWISE UNREMARKABLE. - RIGHT UTERINE TUBE WITH FOCAL ACUTE SEROSITIS (FAVOUR IATROGENIC), OTHERWISE UNREMARKABLE. - UTERINE CERVIX WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
See also
References
- ↑ Moorman, ML.; Miller, JP.; Khanduja, KS.; Price, PD. (Aug 2010). "Postcolonoscopy appendicitis.". Am Surg 76 (8): 892-5. PMID 20726424.
- ↑ Odama, UO.; Shih, DJ.; Korbet, SM.. "Sclerosing peritonitis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of two cases.". Perit Dial Int 19 (2): 160-4. PMID 10357188.