Sentences with phrase «tissues leading to infection»

The tutorials will teach you how to recognize bacterial mastitis caused by cuts and cracks in the nipples giving a leeway for microbes to infest and attack the mammary cells and tissues leading to infection in the breasts.

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What it is: Mastitis is an inflammation and infection of breast tissue that can lead to redness, swelling and warmth in the infected part of the breast.

If a plugged duct is managed improperly, it can lead to an infection of the breast tissue.

In another case, the adulteration with talcum powder led to lung tissue infection.

It establishes a lifelong infection that leads to sores in affected tissues when active and hides in nerve cells during its latent phase.

The mothers who delivered prematurely had more inflammation in their placental tissue, which leads Thomason to suspect that maternal infection or inflammation might play a role.

But, he notes, «with all infections, part of the concern is that the inflammatory response can become too exuberant, which leads to tissue damage, as in septic shock,» and lung failure.

These classic methods to join tissue also concentrate mechanical stresses on the tissues as well as creating sites for infection,» said Jonathan Wilker, a professor of chemistry and materials engineering who helped lead a research team that developed the polymer.

Although the IL - 15 plus retinoic acid combination leads to inflammation and tissue damage in those at risk for celiac disease, the authors suggest that for those who are less genetically susceptible, the same combination could help enhance vaccines against several bacterial infections that cause diarrheal diseases.

Thus, given its deep history in understanding how organisms counter infection, LJI is well prepared to lead the charge against inflammatory disease, because often the same cells that rid us of infection are the ones that destroy healthy tissue in inflammatory or autoimmune disease.

«Neutrophils are killing machines but they're also blind, so they shoot at anything and everything — to fight infection effectively and minimize collateral tissue damage, they have to be precisely directed and activated,» said UTMB associate professor Krishna Rajarathnam, lead author of a paper on the study in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.

In addition, drawing on earlier work, they determined that these effects varied depending on the location of the infection — leading them to the conclusion that IL - 8 monomers and dimers interact differently with GAGs in different body tissues.

A new study, led by Aron E. Lukacher, chair and professor of microbiology and immunology, and Saumya Maru, an MD / PhD graduate student, has uncovered more details about what it takes to generate a good tissue - resident memory T cell response against repeat infections.

She also states that the particles could lead to vaginal granulomas (growths of tissue in response to an infection).

This type of inflammation is brought about due to the lack of estrogen stimulation on the vaginal tissue which can lead to the formation of adhesions, painful intercourse and an increased susceptibility to infections (including a yeast infection), itching, burning, stinging and a watery discharge.

This is caused by lower levels of estrogen which lead to dry and weaker vaginal tissues that are prone to infection.

Foreign objects that are eaten or accidentally swallowed, such as sharp bones or thorns, can lacerate the throat too, leading to infection and inflammation of tissues in the throat.

When a bite occurs, these bacteria can enter the tissue and even the bloodstream of the sugar glider, quickly leading to infections and possibly even death from sepsis.

Ultimately, this leads to infection, erosion of bone and other suppporting tissues, and finally tooth loss.

Complications from bite wounds can lead to severe pain and infection and permanent tissue damage, sometimes even requiring plastic surgery.

Potential adverse side effects: Bone - marrow suppression leading to reduced numbers of white blood cells and a risk of infection, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; severe chemical burns if chemotherapy drugs leak from the vein into surrounding tissues.

Specifically, it attacks the rapidly dividing blood cells in these tissues, meaning infection often leads to anemia and the animal becoming highly susceptible to secondary viral or bacterial infections.

Bacteria in the plaque irritate and cause inflammation of the gingival tissue and lead to infection in the surrounding bone.

As plaque builds up on the teeth and around the gums, bacteria can irritate gum tissue and can lead to infection.

Infection with FHV - 1 leads to signs of upper respiratory infection including sneezing episodes, discharge from the eyes and nose, conjunctivitis (inflammation of the tissues that line the eyelids), eye ulcers, nasal congestion, loss of appetite, fever, and Infection with FHV - 1 leads to signs of upper respiratory infection including sneezing episodes, discharge from the eyes and nose, conjunctivitis (inflammation of the tissues that line the eyelids), eye ulcers, nasal congestion, loss of appetite, fever, and infection including sneezing episodes, discharge from the eyes and nose, conjunctivitis (inflammation of the tissues that line the eyelids), eye ulcers, nasal congestion, loss of appetite, fever, and lethargy.

Pets with poor dental hygiene are also at greater risk for: jaw fractures, bone infection, tissue / bone loss around the teeth, and nasal fistulas (a hole leading from the oral cavity to the nasal cavity).

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

If left unchecked, this bacterial infection will lead to deterioration of the soft tissue and bone surrounding the teeth.

Infection and scarring leading to nerve and tissue damage may be short or long term.