Early Cardiac Connective Tissue Changes in Scleroderma

2009 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
OTTO WEGELIU ◽  
PETER WAHLBERG
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Tissue Changes ◽  
Cardiac Connective Tissue

AN UNUSUAL CASE OF EXOPHTHALMOS WITH GENERAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE CHANGES

1960 ◽  
Vol XXXIII (IV) ◽  
pp. 613-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.-A. Lamberg ◽  
O. Wegelius ◽  
B. Kuhlbäck ◽  
C. Olin-Lamberg
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Systemic Treatment ◽  
Nasal Epithelium ◽  
Tissue Changes ◽  
Histochemical Examination

ABSTRACT A case is described of a man of 48, who presented a history and clinical picture of a solitary thyro-hypophysial syndrome with malignant exophthalmos but in which general connective tissue changes were found on histological and histochemical examination of the retrobulbar connective tissue and muscles, of the pretibial connective and muscle tissue and the nasal epithelium. The intraocular tension was increased. In addition, renal failure developed. The use of cortisol locally in the eyes had a beneficial effect on the eye syndrome. Systemic treatment with corticotrophin and prednisolone had an evident beneficial effect on the renal condition.

CONNECTIVE TISSUE CHANGES IN DIABETIC EYES

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Linnér ◽  
B. Tengroth
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Tissue Changes

scholarly journals Evaluation of Fibrotic Changes in OSMF:A Retrospective Study Using Special Stains and Polarizing Microscopy

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1518
Author(s):  
Parvez Ikram ◽  
Nadeem Jeddy
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oral Submucous Fibrosis ◽  
Muscle Layer ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Polarizing Microscopy ◽  
Potentially Malignant ◽  
Tissue Changes ◽  
Submucous Fibrosis ◽  
Picrosirius Red

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), a potentially malignant oral disorder has the highest rate of malignant transformation of about 7-13%. The connective tissue changes that occur in this disease are characteristic and are stained with special stains.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> The study was done to compare common and special stains under light microscopy and polarizing microscopy to evaluate the levels of fibrosis in oral submucous fibrosis and assess the type of collagen present in the stromal area.</p><p><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> Fifty tissue blocks were selected from the archives and were prepared and stained with H&amp;E, Masson's trichrome, Van Gieson and Picrosirius red and studied under light microscope and polarizing microscope respectively.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> H and E stained slides were useful in diagnosing the lesion but was not able to highlight the level of fibrosis. Masson's trichrome and Van Gieson stained slides showed the depth of the lesion which extended even to the deeper muscle layer. The type of collagen present was definitively seen by the birefringence in polarizing microscopic study. Interobserver variation was less and all the values regarding the effectiveness of the special stains in detecting the level of fibrosis were statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Special stains can be used routinely in laboratories to demonstrate connective tissue lesions especially in cases of OSMF. Depth of the lesion and the area of involvement help in treatment planning to be delivered. Large scale studies with more categories and inclusion criteria are required along with the special stains to assess the other alterations in OSMF.</p>

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