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Calcified granuloma: A calcified granuloma is a granuloma containing calcium deposits. Since it usually takes some time for calcium to be deposited in a granuloma, it is generally assumed that a calcified granuloma is an old granuloma.
A granuloma is one of a number of forms of localized nodular inflammation found in tissues. The fact that a granuloma is localized is important. So is its nodularity. Granulomas have a typical pattern when examined under a microscope.
Granulomas can be caused by a variety of biologic, chemical and physical irritants of tissue. For example, a calcified granuloma in the lung may be due to tuberculosis contracted years earlier that is now dormant.
Calcified granuloma: A calcified granuloma is a granuloma containing calcium deposits. Since it usually takes some time for calcium to be deposited in a granuloma ...
The granuloma that forms as the result of these conditions is generally a calcified granuloma. This type of granuloma contains deposits of calcium and usually ...
A doctor may make a diagnosis of granuloma by looking at a chest X-ray or, if the granuloma is not calcified, by computerized tomography (CT) scan, which can detect the ...
The meaning of a calcified granuloma in the lung. A diagnosis like a “calcified granuloma in the lung,†like any diagnosis involving a vital organ like the lungs can ...
Question: What are calcified granulomas and how to they get into a person`s lungs? Once in the lungs, will they exist there forever or can they be removed or reduced by ...