Granuloma with langhans giant cells: An overview

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013 Sep;17(3):420-3. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.125211.

Abstract

Granuloma formation with multinucleated giant cells is seen in numerous diseases. A granuloma is a focus of chronic inflammation consisting of a microscopic aggregation of macrophages surrounded by a collar of lymphocytes and plasma cells. In this article, we present a case of granuloma formation with multiple Langhans giant cells along with an overview of the differential diagnoses, which include mycobacterium diseases, other bacterial infections, fungal infections, protozoal infections, and other granulomatous diseases.

Keywords: Granuloma; langhans giant cells; tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports