Siliceous Granuloma due to Talc

Intestinal intussusception due to a pyogenic granuloma.

Pyogenic granuloma (PG), also known as lobular capillary hemangioma, is a benign vascular tumor, most commonly arising on the skin and the oral mucosa. Gastrointestinal localization of PG, except for the oral cavity, is exceptionally rare. We describe a case of ileal PG occurring in a 13-year-old girl, presenting with intestinal obstruction. Histological examination revealed proliferation of ca...

A Granuloma of the Nose, Due to Iodide of Potassium

Gastrointestinal granuloma due to Candida albicans in an immunocompetent cat

A 3.5 year-old cat was admitted to the University of Melbourne Veterinary Teaching Hospital for chronic vomiting. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a focal, circumferential thickening of the wall of the duodenum extending from the pylorus aborally for 3 cm, and an enlarged gastric lymph node. Cytology of fine-needle aspirates of the intestinal mass and lymph node revealed an eosinophilic infla...

Neck lymphadenitis due to silicone granuloma after mammary implants.

INTRODUCTION A foreign body reaction due to silicone where it is infiltrated or at the places to which it can migrate is known as siliconoma. The use of silicone in breast augmentation procedures can provoke this reaction at the neck level in cases of leakage from mammary implants. METHODS We reviewed the cases of patients with increased size neck lymph nodes who had previously undergone plas...

Macular granuloma due to tuberculosis without pulmonary symptoms

Tuberculose é uma doença infecciosa causada pelo Mycobacterium tuberculosis, também conhecido como bacilo de Koch. O principal sítio de acometimento é o pulmonar, porém o bacilo pode disseminar-se por via linfo-hematogênica para outros órgãos, dentre eles: o olho. A incidência de tuberculose ocular é de 1 a 2% dos casos extra pulmonares. Os autores apresentam um caso clínico de um paciente do s...