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Calcified Granuloma - Articles
What goes on inside a caseating granuloma?
by
pathologystudent
Posted
Thu 10 Mar 2011 11:07am
Q. Are the caseating granulomas seen in tuberculosis considered part of innate or adaptive immunity? What’s happening inside them?
A. Caseating granulomas are a part of adaptive immunity. Having said that, innate immune cells (macrophages) are heavily involved. There are several steps in the process of granuloma formation
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Finding a Calcified Canal
by
Dr. Jason Hales
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 1:07pm
the difference in color between the primary and secondary dentin. You can actually see where the canal used to be, before it calcified in. Right in the center of that secondary dentin
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Pathology Report
by
Dr. Josh A.
Posted
Sun 11 Jan 2009 5:44pm
The pathology report from this case is in.
Click the image for a larger version.
The verdict....
Pyogenic Granuloma
To review, a pyogenic granuloma is a tumor of soft tissue and considered one of the "3 P's" along with peripheral giant cell granuloma and peripheral ossifying fibroma.
Pyogenic granuloma represents exuberant tissue
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Surgeries & procedures record
by
Catherine
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm
Gastro feeding tube with fondoplication - May
Aortic valve invasive heart procedure - August
Throat surgery to remove granulomas - August
Pick, central, broviac lines - May, August
Open heart bypass to fix Tetrology of Fallot - August 20
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Differential Diagnosis of Granulomatous Kidney Disease
by
Matt S.
Posted
Tue 12 Jan 2010 12:00am
biopsy, which surprisingly showed multiple granulomas in the renal parenchyma along with significant interstitital nephritis.
What's the underlying etiology of the granulomatous renal disease? To be fair, we don't yet know. Granulomas are essentially an organized collection of macrophages--they are often recognized by the presence of multinucleated giant
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Throat surgery #2, inconclusive?
by
Catherine
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm
ENT diagnosis: no vocal chord paralysis, no laryngeal malatia, extensive swelling and granulomas on the vocal chords and vocal folds. Throughout the procedure under general... larynx. Granulomas on the vocal chords, significant swelling of the vocal folds all caused by the ET (ventilator) tube.
ENT procedure: Co2 lasering of granulomas from
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All clear for Thursday's surgeries
by
Catherine
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm
Reuben has the all clear for surgeries this Thursday:
* ENT - removal of granuloma in his ear, replacing ear tubes, full L&B scope to assess how his throat is healing from damage caused by the ventilator and re his laryngeal malatia and whether the vocal chords are moving (he's not able to vocalise which is worrying)
* Urology - 2 nd stage
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Throat surgery #1
by
Catherine
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm
Before and after photos of Reuben's throat and airway, not for the squemish so sorry if I offend. Throat surgery went well, anaesthesia tolerated, granulomas removed from above vocal chords, swelling treated with steroids. The Little Red Reuster remaining intubated whilst Reuben's throat heals.
Trying to keep Reuben pretty paralysed til Friday
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