Dystrophy

Dystrophy is the mildest degree of regression (dystrophy $\longrightarrow$ atrophy $\longrightarrow$ necrosis ), the basis of which is a metabolic disorder. Depending on what the disorder concerns, we can divide dystrophies into:

• Disorders of protein metabolism
  • These disorders are manifested by the formation of
    1. Hyaline petrification
    2. Mucous dystrophy
    3. Dystrophy of the connective tissue
• Disorders of fat metabolism
  • They are characterized by the formation of steatosis.
• Disorders of glycides metabolism
  1. Diabetes mellitus
  2. Glycogenosis
• Disorders of water metabolism
  1. Hyperhydration
  2. Dehydration
• Disorders of mineral metabolism
  • The most frequently mentioned disorder of calcium and potassium metabolism is :
    1. Pathological calcification
    2. Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia
• Disorders of auxiliary mechanisms of metabolism
  • These disorders result in
    1. Concretions
    2. Crystals

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• Disorders of the intercellular substance

References

• BEDNÁŘ, B – MIŘEJOVSKÝ, P. Obecná patologie. 1. edition. Karolinum, 1994. 84 pp. ISBN 80-7066-950-0.