caseation necrosis

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caseation necrosis [‚kas·ē′ā·shən nə′krō·səs]

(pathology)

Tissue death involving loss of cellular integrity with the consequent conversion to a cheeselike substance; typical in tuberculosis.

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Histologically, some infarcts were bland while others were associated with a thick exudate characterized by granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis and foreign body-type giant cells (Figure 1).

Rapidly progressive dementia due to Mycobacterium neoaurum ... by Bergeron, Catherine / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Tuberculomas have a central zone of caseation necrosis surrounded by a capsule containing few bacilli.

Intracerebral tuberculoma misdiagnosed as neurosarcoidosis. (Case ... by Mermel, Leonard A. / Southern Medical Journal

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