PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common infectious cause of granulomas is tuberculosis. But other bacterial infections, fungal infections, parasites and viruses can also cause granulomas, including: Aspergillosis. Blastomycosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Foreign body granuloma is a tissue reaction for retained foreign bodies after skin-penetrating trauma. Detection of retained foreign bodies can be extremely difficult when the patients present with non-specific symptoms such as pain and/or swelling without recognizing a previous trauma.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infections characterized by granulomas include tuberculosis, leprosy, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and cat-scratch disease.