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Suppurative Granuloma

MedGen UID:
854516
•Concept ID:
C3887677
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A granuloma caused by infectious organisms and characterized by the presence of abscess formation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSuppurative Granuloma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Proposal of a histopathological predictive rule for the differential diagnosis between American tegumentary leishmaniasis and sporotrichosis skin lesions.
Quintella LP, Passos SR, de Miranda LH, Cuzzi T, Barros MB, Francesconi-do-Vale AC, Galhardo MC, Madeira Mde F, Figueiredo de Carvalho MH, Schubach Ade O
Br J Dermatol 2012 Oct;167(4):837-46. Epub 2012 Sep 5 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11012.x. PMID: 22950597

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Spectrum of cutaneous granulomatous lesions: A 5-year experience in a tertiary care centre in Sarawak.
Ting IPL, Tan HZ, Teo HG, Kiing JW, Muniandy P
Med J Malaysia 2023 Mar;78(2):184-189. PMID: 36988528
Central Nervous System Actinomycosis-A Clinicoradiologic and Histopathologic Analysis.
Ravindra N, Sadashiva N, Mahadevan A, Bhat DI, Saini J
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:e362-e370. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.205. PMID: 29751182
Report of 457 sporotrichosis cases from Jilin province, northeast China, a serious endemic region.
Song Y, Li SS, Zhong SX, Liu YY, Yao L, Huo SS
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013 Mar;27(3):313-8. Epub 2011 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04389.x. PMID: 22176524
Infant sporotrichosis in northeast China: a report of 15 cases.
Song Y, Yao L, Zhong SX, Tian YP, Liu YY, Li SS
Int J Dermatol 2011 May;50(5):522-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04724.x. PMID: 21506965
Abscess-forming granulomatous lymphadenitis: histological typing of suppurative granulomas and clinicopathological findings with special reference to cat scratch disease.
Kojima M, Nakamura S, Hosomura Y, Shimizu K, Kurabayashi Y, Itoh H, Yoshida K, Ohno Y, Kaneko A, Asano S
Acta Pathol Jpn 1993 Jan-Feb;43(1-2):11-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1993.tb02908.x. PMID: 7682028

Diagnosis

Granulomatous spondylodiscitis: A case series with focus on histopathological features.
Rammeh S, Romdhane E, Riahi H, Chebbi Y, Bouaziz MC, Achour W, Saidi LS, Benaissa HT, Ladeb MF
J Spinal Cord Med 2021 Mar;44(2):282-287. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.1080/10790268.2019.1607054. PMID: 31012811Free PMC Article
Central Nervous System Actinomycosis-A Clinicoradiologic and Histopathologic Analysis.
Ravindra N, Sadashiva N, Mahadevan A, Bhat DI, Saini J
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:e362-e370. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.205. PMID: 29751182
Report of 457 sporotrichosis cases from Jilin province, northeast China, a serious endemic region.
Song Y, Li SS, Zhong SX, Liu YY, Yao L, Huo SS
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013 Mar;27(3):313-8. Epub 2011 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04389.x. PMID: 22176524
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis (mycotic cyst).
Isa-Isa R, García C, Isa M, Arenas R
Clin Dermatol 2012 Jul-Aug;30(4):425-31. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.09.015. PMID: 22682192
An unusual facial sinus.
Cheung LK, Samman N, Lee E
Aust Dent J 1996 Feb;41(1):6-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05646.x. PMID: 8639118

Therapy

Cryptococcal Prostatitis Forming Caseous and Suppurative Granulomas Diagnosed by Needle Biopsy: A Case Report.
Takada-Owada A, Fuchizawa H, Kijima T, Ishikawa M, Takaoka M, Nozawa Y, Nakazato Y, Kamai T, Ishida K
Int J Surg Pathol 2022 Aug;30(5):586-589. Epub 2021 Dec 31 doi: 10.1177/10668969211070170. PMID: 34970926
Central Nervous System Actinomycosis-A Clinicoradiologic and Histopathologic Analysis.
Ravindra N, Sadashiva N, Mahadevan A, Bhat DI, Saini J
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:e362-e370. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.205. PMID: 29751182
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis (mycotic cyst).
Isa-Isa R, García C, Isa M, Arenas R
Clin Dermatol 2012 Jul-Aug;30(4):425-31. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.09.015. PMID: 22682192
Cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: a clinicopathological study of 7 cases.
Song H, Lee H, Choi G, Shin J
Am J Dermatopathol 2009 May;31(3):227-31. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318196187a. PMID: 19384062
An unusual facial sinus.
Cheung LK, Samman N, Lee E
Aust Dent J 1996 Feb;41(1):6-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05646.x. PMID: 8639118

Prognosis

Epidemiological, Clinical, and Histopathological Characteristics of Patients with Sporotrichoid Lymphocutaneous Infection in Southern Thailand: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.
Wongrat T, Aiempanakit K, Kanchanasuwan S
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2023 Apr 5;108(4):696-700. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0300. PMID: 36780895Free PMC Article
Central Nervous System Actinomycosis-A Clinicoradiologic and Histopathologic Analysis.
Ravindra N, Sadashiva N, Mahadevan A, Bhat DI, Saini J
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:e362-e370. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.205. PMID: 29751182
Report of 457 sporotrichosis cases from Jilin province, northeast China, a serious endemic region.
Song Y, Li SS, Zhong SX, Liu YY, Yao L, Huo SS
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013 Mar;27(3):313-8. Epub 2011 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04389.x. PMID: 22176524
Proposal of a histopathological predictive rule for the differential diagnosis between American tegumentary leishmaniasis and sporotrichosis skin lesions.
Quintella LP, Passos SR, de Miranda LH, Cuzzi T, Barros MB, Francesconi-do-Vale AC, Galhardo MC, Madeira Mde F, Figueiredo de Carvalho MH, Schubach Ade O
Br J Dermatol 2012 Oct;167(4):837-46. Epub 2012 Sep 5 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11012.x. PMID: 22950597
Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease: clinicopathological profiles, spectrum and evolution of 21 lesions in six patients.
Wang KH, Chen WY, Liu HN, Huang CC, Lee WR, Hu CH
Br J Dermatol 2006 Feb;154(2):277-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06917.x. PMID: 16433797

Clinical prediction guides

Epidemiological, Clinical, and Histopathological Characteristics of Patients with Sporotrichoid Lymphocutaneous Infection in Southern Thailand: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.
Wongrat T, Aiempanakit K, Kanchanasuwan S
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2023 Apr 5;108(4):696-700. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0300. PMID: 36780895Free PMC Article
Cryptococcal Prostatitis Forming Caseous and Suppurative Granulomas Diagnosed by Needle Biopsy: A Case Report.
Takada-Owada A, Fuchizawa H, Kijima T, Ishikawa M, Takaoka M, Nozawa Y, Nakazato Y, Kamai T, Ishida K
Int J Surg Pathol 2022 Aug;30(5):586-589. Epub 2021 Dec 31 doi: 10.1177/10668969211070170. PMID: 34970926
Granulomatous spondylodiscitis: A case series with focus on histopathological features.
Rammeh S, Romdhane E, Riahi H, Chebbi Y, Bouaziz MC, Achour W, Saidi LS, Benaissa HT, Ladeb MF
J Spinal Cord Med 2021 Mar;44(2):282-287. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.1080/10790268.2019.1607054. PMID: 31012811Free PMC Article
Proposal of a histopathological predictive rule for the differential diagnosis between American tegumentary leishmaniasis and sporotrichosis skin lesions.
Quintella LP, Passos SR, de Miranda LH, Cuzzi T, Barros MB, Francesconi-do-Vale AC, Galhardo MC, Madeira Mde F, Figueiredo de Carvalho MH, Schubach Ade O
Br J Dermatol 2012 Oct;167(4):837-46. Epub 2012 Sep 5 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11012.x. PMID: 22950597
Abscess-forming granulomatous lymphadenitis: histological typing of suppurative granulomas and clinicopathological findings with special reference to cat scratch disease.
Kojima M, Nakamura S, Hosomura Y, Shimizu K, Kurabayashi Y, Itoh H, Yoshida K, Ohno Y, Kaneko A, Asano S
Acta Pathol Jpn 1993 Jan-Feb;43(1-2):11-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1993.tb02908.x. PMID: 7682028

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