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A granuloma is a circumscribed chronic inflammation with many activated macrophages and lymphocytes clustered around pathogens that | A granuloma is a circumscribed chronic inflammation with many activated macrophages and lymphocytes clustered around pathogens that resist breakdown. This is the way of our immune system to trap these kinds of pathogens, so they don’t spread further. | ||
=== Causes === | === Causes === | ||