A granuloma is a clump of cells that forms when the immune system tries to fight off a harmful substance but cannot remove it from the body.
A necrotizing granuloma is an area of inflammation in which tissue has died. Necrotizing means dying or decaying.
Tuberculosis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis are conditions that cause necrotizing granulomas.
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Grazia Lazzari practices in Rionero In Vulture, Italy. Lazzari is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Granuloma. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Granuloma, Necrotizing Vasculitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Mastectomy.
Kerstin Walter practices in Borstel-hohenraden, Germany. Walter is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Granuloma. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Granuloma, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Necrosis.
Manish Gharia is a Dermatologist in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Gharia has been practicing medicine for over 27 years and is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Granuloma. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Granuloma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). He is licensed to treat patients in Wisconsin. Gharia is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Childhood chronic vasculitis describes a group of rare life-threatening diseases that have in common inflammation of blood vessels in vital organs such as kidneys, lungs and brain. Most knowledge about them comes from adult patients. Severe disease requires aggressive life-saving treatments with steroids and some cancer drugs which can themselves cause damage, and increase risks of cancer and seve...
Summary: Multi-center observational study to evaluate the histopathology and transcriptome of cutaneous lesions in patients with several different types of vasculitis.
Published Date: September 19, 2021
Published By: Debra G. Wechter, MD, FACS, General Surgery Practice Specializing in Breast Cancer, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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