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===[[Granulomatous Inflammation]]===

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===Granulation Tissue===

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===[[Granulation Tissue]]===

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~~[[Image:granultion tissue histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Granulation tissue (Courtesty of BioMed Archive)]]~~

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* Is completlely different to granulomatous inflammation, despite the similarity in name!

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* Occurs on the surface of the skin where large areas of the epithelium have been lost.

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* Makes up the lining of sinus tracts discharging from deeper lesions.

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* Takes its name from the gross appearance of the small vessels which appear at the surface.

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** Look like red granules.

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** These vessels supply inflammatory cells, mainly [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]], to the infected surface.

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* The most frequent example in domestic animals is the formation of excessive granulation tissue on the legs of horses with poorly healing wounds.

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** "Proud flesh"

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* Ulcers and open wounds may heal by granulation.

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===Lymphocytic Inflammation===

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