Case | Age | Sex | Country (of origin) | Clinical diagnosis | Localisation | Epitheloid granuloma | Giant cells (LH) | Necrosis | ZN staining |
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Age is given in years. | |||||||||
+, positive; −, negative; LH, Langhans type; TB, tuberculosis; ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen stain (for acid fast bacilli). | |||||||||
1 | 61 | F | Germany | TB | Distal tibia | + | + | + | − |
2 | 50 | F | Germany | Uro TB | Kidney | + | + | + | − |
3 | 64 | F | Germany | Tumour | Liver | + | + | − | − |
4 | 79 | F | Germany | Abscess | Vulva | + | − | + | − |
5 | 67 | F | Germany | TB | Paravertebra | + | − | − | − |
6 | 42 | M | Arabia | Lymphoma | Lymph node | + | + | + | − |
7 | 74 | M | Poland | Inflammation | Epididymis | + | + | + | − |
8 | 79 | M | Germany | Tumour | Prostate | + | − | − | − |
9 | 40 | F | Germany | TB | Lymph node | + | + | + | + |
10 | 65 | M | Germany | Spondylitis | Vertebra | + | − | + | − |
11 | 23 | M | Vietnam | Lymphoma | Lymph node | + | + | + | − |
12 | 70 | F | Germany | Granuloma | Finger | + | − | + | − |
13 | 43 | M | Germany | Granuloma | Thigh | + | − | + | − |
14 | 54 | M | Germany | Spondylitis | Vertebra | + | − | − | − |
15 | 63 | M | Germany | BCGitis | Urinary bladder | + | + | + | − |
16 | 77 | M | Germany | Chronic inflammation | Chest wall | + | − | + | − |
17 | 49 | M | Turkey | Granuloma | Larynx | + | − | + | − |
18 | 61 | M | Germany | BCGitis | Prostate | + | − | − | − |
19 | 55 | M | Germany | Tumour | Lung | + | − | − | − |
20 | 58 | M | Germany | Spondylitis | Vertebra | + | − | + | − |
21 | 50 | M | Germany | BCGitis | Prostate | + | + | + | − |
22 | 64 | M | Germany | TB | Lung | + | − | − | − |
23 | 83 | M | Germany | Spondylitis | Vertebra | − | − | + | − |
24 | 61 | M | Germany | BCGitis | Prostate | + | − | − | − |
25 | 23 | F | Germany | TB | Lung | + | + | − | − |
26 | 45 | M | Turkey | TB | Skin | + | + | − | − |
27 | 35 | F | Africa | Tumour | Tonsilla | + | + | − | − |
28 | 45 | F | Germany | Tumour | Lung | + | − | − | − |
29 | 67 | M | Germany | Tumour | Prostate | + | − | + | − |
30 | 58 | F | Germany | TB | Lung | + | + | − | − |
31 | 34 | M | Arabia | TB | Lung | + | − | − | − |
32 | 58 | M | Germany | Tumour | Lymph node | + | + | − | − |
33 | 61 | M | Germany | TB | Lung | + | + | + | − |
34 | 75 | F | Germany | TB | Lung | + | + | + | − |
35 | 54 | M | Germany | Tumour | Prostate | + | − | + | − |
36 | 76 | M | Germany | Tumour | Lung | + | − | + | − |
37 | 59 | M | Germany | Tumour | Lung | + | + | + | + |
38 | 50 | F | Germany | Epidural tumour | Spinal | + | + | − | − |
39 | 87 | F | Croatia | Tumour | Lung | + | + | + | + |
40 | 24 | F | Germany | Tumour | Pelvis | + | + | + | + |
41 | 71 | F | Germany | TB | Lung | + | + | + | + |
42 | 30 | M | Russia | Tumour | Lymph node | + | + | + | − |
43 | 19 | M | Arabia | Spondylitis | Vertebra | + | + | + | − |
44 | 55 | F | Germany | TB | Lung | + | + | + | + |
45 | 30 | M | Pakistan | Spondylitis | Vertebra | + | + | + | − |
46 | 31 | F | Pakistan | Tumour | Pelvis | + | + | + | − |
47 | 87 | F | Germany | TB | Lung | − | − | + | + |
48 | 77 | F | Germany | Spondylitis | Vertebra | + | + | + | + |