granuloma

  • 111annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma — a variant of granuloma annulare seen on skin chronically exposed to the sun. The border is raised and contains many histiocytes and giant cells; many of the normal elastic fibers are gathered near the giant cells or phagocytized by them. Called… …

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  • 112Candida granuloma — candidal granuloma a rare response to invasive candidiasis of the skin, usually seen in immunocompromised children, with granulomatous lesions on the skin of the face, scalp, and less often other parts of the body. There are primary vascularized… …

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  • 113central giant cell granuloma — central giant cell reparative granuloma a lesion of the jaws, considered by some authorities to be a type of giant cell tumor, and by others to be a form of osteogenic sarcoma; lesions vary in degree of malignancy. It seems to be a central lesion …

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  • 114cutaneous extravascular necrotizing granuloma — an umbilicated granuloma surrounded by palisading histiocytes; it is similar in appearance to a rheumatoid papule and may be a variant. Called also Churg Strauss or Winkelmann g …

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  • 115lethal midline granuloma — a progressive, localized, destructive process of the face, occurring chiefly in males; it involves predominantly the nose, paranasal sinuses, and palate, with erosion through contiguous structures such as the orbit and face and destruction of… …

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  • 116linear granuloma — a skin lesion of young cats, consisting of circumscribed raised discolored linear plaques, usually on the posterior thigh but sometimes on the lips or in the mouth. It is part of the eosinophilic granuloma complex …

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  • 117lipophagic granuloma — a granuloma resulting from loss or breakdown of subcutaneous fat, such as in panniculitis and certain other conditions …

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  • 118oil granuloma — a granuloma formed around an abnormal collection of oil in the body; some are due to repeated inhalation of oil droplets by workers in certain occupations, and others are the result of injection under the skin of oily substances …

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  • 119peripheral giant cell granuloma — peripheral giant cell reparative granuloma giant cell epulis …

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  • 120sea urchin granuloma — a type of foreign body granuloma in the skin around the spine of a sea urchin …

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