Granulomatous inflammation
Granulomatous inflammation is a subtype of chronic inflammation. It is characterised by the formation of granulomas. It can be caused by infectious and non-infectious agents:
- infection:
- tuberculosis, causing a classical tubercle
- leprosy
- syphilis
- brucellosis
- cat scratch disease
- granuloma inguinale
- Schistosomiasis
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Coccidiodes immitis
- inorganic material:
- silica
- berylium
- asbestos
- pneumoconiosis
- talc
- zirconium
- systemic diseases:
- sarcoidosis
- rheumatoid arthritis, causing rheumatoid nodules
- Wegener's granulomatosis
- Crohn's disease
Granulomatous inflammation is characterised by either a deficiency in:
- ability to digest and degrade phagocytosed particle
- activated cell-mediated immunity as witnessed by the frequent occurrence of lymphocytes
Related pages
- Granuloma
- Chronic inflammation
- Tuberculosis
- Leprosy
- Syphilis
- Brucellosis
- Cat-scratch fever
- Granuloma inguinale
- Schistosomiasis
- Cryptococcosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Silicosis
- Berylliosis
- Asbestosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly termed Wegener's granulomatosis)
- Crohn's disease
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