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Epithelioid granulomas
Definition: Sharply demarcated
nodules consisting
largely of densely grouped,
specialized
macrophages (epithelioid cells).
Pathogenesis and morphology: Some
of these
granulomas are caused by relatively
toxic substances
such as mycobacterial components
(tuberculin).
Only a few macrophages in the
granuloma
contain the irritant.
Epithelioid granulomas include:
Sarcoidal granulomas and
Tubercular granulomas.
Histiocytic Granulomas
Definition: Ill-defined nodular
accumulations of
primarily phagocytic histiocytes (foreign-
body
granuloma).
Pathogenesis and morphology: These
granulomas
primarily consist of histiocytes and are
caused by minimally toxic foreign
substances
such as urate or substances not recognized
as
endogenous such as collagen covered by
immune
complex. Nearly all the histiocytes in
them (macrophages) are covered with
irritant
or are involved in phagocytizing it.
Histiocytic granulomas include:
Rheumatic granuloma;
Rheumatoid granuloma;
Foreign-body granuloma.
Foreign-Body Granuloma
Definition: Histiocytic granuloma
surrounding
material that the body can
break down only
with difficulty or not at all and
that has lodged
in or been released into tissue.
Substances eliciting foreign-
body reactions
may be crystalline or metallic,
or they may be
polymerized substances.