granulomatosis

Any condition characterized by multiple granulomas.

- allergic g. SYN: Churg-Strauss syndrome.

- lipid g., lipoid g. SYN: xanthomatosis.

- lymphomatoid g. angiocentric malignant lymphoma of the lung; may involve the upper respiratory tract and other parts of the body. SEE ALSO: polymorphic reticulosis.

- g. siderotica a form in which firm, brown foci that contain iron pigment (Gamna bodies) are present in an enlarged spleen.

- Wegener g. a disease, occurring mainly in the fourth and fifth decades, characterized by necrotizing granulomas and ulceration of the upper respiratory tract, with purulent rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, and sometimes with otorrhea, hemoptysis, pulmonary infiltration and cavitation, and fever; exophthalmos, involvement of the larynx and pharynx, and glomerulonephritis may occur; the underlying condition is a vasculitis affecting small vessels, and is possibly due to an immune disorder. SEE ALSO: lymphomatoid g..

* * *

gran·u·lo·ma·to·sis .gran-yə-.lō-mə-'tō-səs n, pl -to·ses -.sēz a chronic condition marked by the formation of numerous granulomas

* * *

n.

any condition marked by multiple widespread granulomatosis. See also Wegener's granulomatosis.

* * *

gran·u·lo·ma·to·sis (gran″u-lo″mə-toґsis) any condition characterized by formation of granulomas.