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=='''Granulomatous pneumonia'''==
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=='''[[Granulomatous Pneumonia]]'''==
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[[Image:Granulomatous mycotic pneumonia.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Granulomatous mycotic pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
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*Variable number and distribution of caseous or non-caseous granulomas throughout the lung
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*Must be distinguished from neoplasms
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*Calcification may occur
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*Caused by agents resistant to phagocytosis, mostly [[Respiratory Fungal Infections - Pathology#Blastomycosis|fungi]], [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|''Mycobacterium bovis'']], [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Rhodococcus equi|''Rhodococcus equi'']], foreign material, [[Feline Infectious Peritonitis|FIP]]
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*Micro: centre of necrotic tissue surrounded by macrophages, connective tissue and lymphocytes
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[[Category:Pneumonia]]
       
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