title: Granulomatous Diseases Affecting Jaws.
abstract: The common aspect of all granulomatous diseases is the typical form of chronic inflammatory response with distinct microscopic granulomas that are formed secondary to either definitive etiologic agents, like bacteria, fungal, or parasitic, or due to an unknown etiologic agent, such as trauma, autoimmune, or even neoplastic process. Although they can be histologically distinct, granulomatous diseases demonstrate a variety of clinical features that may not seem to be inflammatory. Two types of granulomas are typically encountered: foreign body granulomas and immune granulomas. The differences between the two types of granulomas lie in the pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522601, India.
authors.forename: Baddam Venkat Ramana
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522601, India.
authors.forename: Kiran K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kuruba
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India.
authors.forename: Samatha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalamanchili
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Robert Schattner Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, #214, 240 South 40th Street, Suite 214, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: mmd@dental.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Mel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mupparapu
mesh_terms: D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Autoimmune diseases; Bacterial infection; Granuloma; Granulomatous lesion; Parasitic infection; Trauma; Viral infection