Granuloma

Disease • C0018188

Definition

An inflammatory reaction usually caused by infectious organisms, foreign bodies, or cholesterol deposits. It is characterized by the presence of epithelioid histiocytes and chronic inflammation. Often times giant cells are present. Necrosis is sometimes o

Synonyms

Granuloma • Granulomas • Granulomatous Lesion • Granuloma [Disease/Finding]

Linked items?Related concepts, ordered by their global importance in the network.

Pathologic Processes    Lymphoproliferative Disorders    Beryllium    Eosinophilic Granuloma    Churg-Strauss Syndrome    Giant Cell Granuloma    Granuloma, Respiratory Tract    Epithelioid hemangioma of skin    Granuloma Annulare    Granuloma, Foreign-Body    Pyogenic granuloma   

Related concepts

# Concept name Type Relation Support Score
1 Granuloma Annulare Disease Known Explain 38.16394
2 Granuloma, Foreign-Body Disease Known Explain 34.33946
3 Pyogenic granuloma Disease Known Explain 34.17508
4 Epithelioid hemangioma of skin Disease Known Explain 32.16752
5 Granuloma, Respiratory Tract Disease Known Explain 28.63717
6 Churg-Strauss Syndrome Disease Known Explain 28.39853
7 Giant Cell Granuloma Disease Known Explain 27.17364
8 Eosinophilic Granuloma Disease Known Explain 25.80137
9 Beryllium Compound Known Explain 22.92952
10 Foreign-Body Reaction Disease Inferred Explain 10.70306
11 Lymphoproliferative Disorders Disease Known Explain 7.69380
12 Necrobiotic Disorders Disease Inferred Explain 6.96743
13 Granuloma, Laryngeal Disease Inferred Explain 4.87368
14 Pathologic Processes Disease Known Explain 4.01374
15 Eosinophilia Disease Inferred Explain 3.63934
16 Jaw Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 2.97281
17 Gingival Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 2.89336
18 Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Disease Inferred Explain 2.83419
19 Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell Disease Inferred Explain 2.79220
20 Dapsone Compound Inferred Explain 2.67477
21 Adrenal Cortex Hormones Compound Inferred Explain 1.90346
22 Respiratory Tract Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 1.40075
23 Necrobiosis Lipoidica Disease Inferred Explain 1.03482
24 S 26308 Compound Inferred Explain 0.84549
25 Dermatologic disorders Disease Inferred Explain 0.83824
26 Bone Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.80005
27 Metals, Light Compound Inferred Explain 0.63429
28 zafirlukast Compound Inferred Explain 0.61477
29 Metals, Alkaline Earth Compound Inferred Explain 0.52179
30 Berylliosis Other Inferred Explain 0.50242
31 Collagen Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.48391
32 Foreign Bodies Other Inferred Explain 0.33206
33 Skin Diseases, Metabolic Disease Inferred Explain 0.28852
34 HLA-DPB1 gene Gene Inferred Explain 0.27733
35 Jaw Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.18189
36 Jaw, Edentulous Disease Inferred Explain 0.15158
37 Maxillary Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.14999
38 Jaw Cysts Disease Inferred Explain 0.12943
39 Mandibular Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.10604
40 Lung Diseases, Interstitial Disease Inferred Explain 0.09360
41 Periapical Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.09336
42 Systemic Vasculitis Disease Inferred Explain 0.08957
43 Wegener Granulomatosis Disease Inferred Explain 0.08497
44 Laryngeal Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.08396
45 Cherubism Disease Inferred Explain 0.07910
46 Respiratory Insufficiency Disease Inferred Explain 0.07739
47 Histiocytosis Disease Inferred Explain 0.07635
48 Inflammation Disease Inferred Explain 0.07418
49 Gingival Hemorrhage Disease Inferred Explain 0.07384
50 Stomatognathic Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.06612
51 Gingival Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.06211
52 Gingival Recession Disease Inferred Explain 0.06147
53 Jaw Abnormalities Other Inferred Explain 0.05908
54 Gingivitis Disease Inferred Explain 0.05878
55 Maxillary Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.05794
56 Musculoskeletal Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.05687
57 Gingival Overgrowth Disease Inferred Explain 0.05647
58 Periodontal Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.05244
59 Lung Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.04684
60 Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease Disease Inferred Explain 0.04637
61 Mouth, Edentulous Disease Inferred Explain 0.04434
62 Heavy Chain Disease Disease Inferred Explain 0.04162
63 Bone Cysts Disease Inferred Explain 0.03514
64 IL1B gene Gene Inferred Explain 0.03056
65 LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROME, X-LINKED, 1 Disease Inferred Explain 0.02955
66 Sezary Syndrome Disease Inferred Explain 0.02738
67 Angiolymphoid hyperplasia Disease Inferred Explain 0.02714
68 Hairy Cell Leukemia Disease Inferred Explain 0.02683
69 Mandibular Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.02680
70 Infectious Mononucleosis Disease Inferred Explain 0.02635
71 TNF gene Gene Inferred Explain 0.02618
72 Plasmacytoma Disease Inferred Explain 0.02547
73 Oral Hemorrhage Disease Inferred Explain 0.02525
74 Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome Disease Inferred Explain 0.02514
75 Lymphangiomyoma Disease Inferred Explain 0.02502
76 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Disease Inferred Explain 0.02447
77 Sarcoidosis Disease Inferred Explain 0.02363
78 Odontogenic Cysts Disease Inferred Explain 0.02362
79 Hereditary nephritis Disease Inferred Explain 0.02252
80 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Disease Inferred Explain 0.02209
81 Hemosiderosis Disease Inferred Explain 0.02164
82 Immunoproliferative Disorders Disease Inferred Explain 0.02102
83 Autoimmune Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.02079
84 Foreign-Body Migration Function Inferred Explain 0.01992
85 Palatal Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.01969
86 Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis Disease Inferred Explain 0.01915
87 Marek Disease Disease Inferred Explain 0.01768
88 Sulfones Compound Inferred Explain 0.01762
89 Porphyrias Disease Inferred Explain 0.01755
90 Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Disease Inferred Explain 0.01740
91 Mouth Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.01668
92 Keloid Other Inferred Explain 0.01641
93 Skull Neoplasms Disease Inferred Explain 0.01509
94 Agranulocytosis Disease Inferred Explain 0.01508
95 Diphosphonates Compound Inferred Explain 0.01492
96 Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica Disease Inferred Explain 0.01468
97 Lymphatic Diseases Disease Inferred Explain 0.01416
98 Lymphoid leukemia Disease Inferred Explain 0.01400
99 Paraproteinemias Disease Inferred Explain 0.01396
100 Familial eosinophilia Disease Inferred Explain 0.01392