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− | =='''Granulomatous pneumonia'''== | + | =='''[[Granulomatous Pneumonia]]'''== |
− | [[Image:Granulomatous mycotic pneumonia.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Granulomatous mycotic pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]] | |
− | *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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