GLOSSARY
Polyartheritis |
This is a necrotizing angiitis involving medium sized arteries, ending fatally due to coronary thrombosis, cerebral hemorrhage or gastrointestinal bleeding. |
Sjogren syndrome |
This is a triad of conjuctivities sicca, dryness of the mouth, with or without salivary gland enlargement, and rheumatoid arthritis. |
Phacoanaphylaxis |
Cataract surgery sometimes leads to intraocular inflammation caused by the autoimmune response to the lens protein. This is known as Phacoanaphylaxis. |
Thyrotoxicosis |
“Long Acting Thyroid Stimulator” (LATS) is an Ig G antibody to the thyroid membrane antigen. Combination of LATS with the surface membrane of thyroid cells seems to stimulate excessive hormone secretion. |