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Foreign Body Granuloma

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Foreign Body Granuloma, Foreign Body Giant Cell Reaction

  • See Also
  1. Skin Foreign Body
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Retained Skin Foreign Body (e.g. glass, metal, wood)
  2. Local reaction of inflammatory cells results in Granuloma formation
  • Differential Diagnosis
  1. See Subcutaneous Nodule
  • Labs
  • Histology
  1. Granulation tissue with fibroblasts
  2. Inflammatory infiltrate
    1. Lymphocytes
    2. Plasma cells
    3. HIstiocytes
    4. Giant cells
  • Imaging
  1. See Skin Foreign Body
  • References
  1. Zeller (2022) Am Fam Physician 105(4): 425-6 [PubMed]