bronchocentric granulomatosis
Definition: Necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the airway walls and surrounding lung tissue. It is a distinctive form of granulomatous inflammation that surrounds and replaces bronchial walls and mucosa.
Synopsis
necrotizing graulomatous inflammation
respiratory epithelium ulcerations
bronchocentric chronic inflammation
association with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
- dilated airways with mucous impaction
- dilated airways with mucopurulent debris containing numerous eosinophils
Associations
asthma
cystic fibrosis
granulomatous response to airway infections
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allergic bronchopulmonary fungal disease (ABFD)
- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABA)
bronchial infections
- bacterial bronchial infections
- fungal bronchial infections
- chronic bronchial aspergillosis
- parasitic bronchial infections
pulmonary rheumatoid arthritis
pulmonary ankylosing spondylitis
pulmonary Wegener granulomatosis
necrotizing sarcoidosis (necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis0
glomerulonephritis
red cell aplasia
beyond and obstructing bronchial carcinoma (sustained non-allergic inflammation)
See also