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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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