Monday 11 January 2016

Similar feature between cerebral abscess & infarct | PGIMER entrance Preparations


Similar feature between cerebral abscess & infarct 

a. diffuse lesions with no distinct demarcation
b. Liquefactive necrosis 
c. Healing by fibrosis 
d. embolic tendency
e. Coagulation necrosis


(B).Liquefactive necrosis; (C) Healing by fibrosis;
Similar feature between cerebral abscess & infarct is Liquefactive necrosis and healed by fibrosis.
• Cerebral abscess on macroscopic examination is a discrete lesions with central liquefactive necrosis surrounded by fibrous capsule. Abscess is healed by marked gliosis

• Coagulative necrosis is the characteristic of hypoxic injury of the all the organ except brain where liquefactive necrosis seen.