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GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION |
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infections: |
tuberculosis [granuloma with central caseous necrosis = 'soft tubercle']leprosy brucellosis syphilis [granuloma with central gummatous necrosis = 'gumma']cat-scratch disease [Bartonella henselae]lymphogranuloma venereum [Chlamydia trachomatis]fungal, eg. Histoplasma capsulatum, Cryptococcus neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitides, Coccidioides immitis |
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irritants: |
lipid silica (silicosis)paraffin (paraffinoma)beryllium (berylliosis) |
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specific diseases: |
sarcoidosis Crohn's disease Wegener's granulomatosis |
| drugs: | e.g. causing granulomatous hepatitis |
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