5 yr old male had fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Histopathologic examination of cervical lymph nodes shows:
Caseating granuloma
Non caseating granuloma
Stellate granuloma
Fat necrosis
Ans. (a) Caseating granulomaCaseating granuloma typical granuloma resulting from infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis showing central area of caseous necrosis, activated epithelioid macrophages, giant cells, and a peripheral accumulation of lymphocytes.. We can also see langhans giant cell at 3, 0 clock position in image
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