granuloma

  • 91giant cell granuloma — giant cell reparative granuloma a type of lesion of the jaws characterized by a proliferation of vascular connective tissue and multinucleate giant cells. The etiology is unknown, but a possible link to earlier trauma has made some authorities… …

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  • 92Miescher granuloma granulomatous cheilitis — Mie·scher granuloma, granulomatous cheilitis (meґsher) [Guido Miescher, Swiss dermatologist, 1877–1961] see granulomatous cheilitis, under cheilitis, and actinic granuloma, under granuloma …

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  • 93Fibrin ring granuloma — A fibrin ring granuloma is a histopathological finding that is characteristic of Q fever. On hematoxylin eosin staining, the fibrin ring granuloma consists of a central lipid vacuole (usually washed out during fixing and staining, leaving only an …

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  • 94Fish bowl granuloma — Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often… …

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  • 95Swimming pool granuloma — Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Swimming pool granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often… …

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  • 96eosinophilic granuloma — n a disease of adolescents and young adults marked by the formation of granulomas in bone and the presence in them of macrophages and eosinophilic cells with secondary deposition of cholesterol * * * 1. the mildest form of Langerhans cell… …

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  • 97Churg-Strauss granuloma syndrome (vasculitis) — (chərgґ strousґ) [Jacob Churg, Russian born American pathologist, 1910–2005; Lotte Strauss, German born American pathologist, 1913–1985] see cutaneous extravascular necrotizing granuloma, under granuloma, and see under syndrome …

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  • 98epithelioid granuloma — epithelioid cell granuloma any granuloma characterized by epithelioid cells …

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  • 99sarcoid granuloma — sarcoidal granuloma the granuloma seen with sarcoidosis, consisting of multinucleated giant cells surrounded by macrophages and epithelioid cells. The appearance is nonspecific; similar granulomas may be seen in other conditions …

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  • 100schistosomal granuloma — schistosome granuloma a granuloma formed around deposited eggs of the parasites in schistosomiasis; the location depends on the species of parasite, but the intestines and liver are most common …

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