B.G., a 21-year-old woman, was admitted to the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn on June 2, 1957, because of an intermittent cough of 1 year's duration. She had always been in good health, and a routine ...

A calcified granuloma in the lung is a cluster of immune cells with calcium deposits. They can be asymptomatic or cause symptoms such as wheezing and chest pain. A granuloma is a small cluster of ...

When lung tissue becomes inflamed from an infection or other cause, cells called histiocytes cluster to form nodules called granulomas. They may not cause any symptoms but may have an underlying cause ...

When the cells clump together, they protect the body from potential threats in two ways. The first is keeping an infection in one place to stop it from spreading to other parts of the body. The second ...

A calcified granuloma is a cluster of cells that forms as part of an immune response and hardens over time. It’s usually due to an infection and most commonly forms in the lungs, but can occur in many ...