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histoplasmoma

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histoplasmoma /his·to·plas·mo·ma/ (-plaz-mo´mah) a rounded granuloma of the lung due to infection with Histoplasma capsulatum.
his·to·plas·mo·ma (hst-plz-mm)
n. pl. his·to·plas·mo·mas or his·to·plas·mo·ma·ta (-m-t)
An infectious granuloma of the lung caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.

histoplasmoma [his″to-plaz-mo´mah]
a rounded granuloma of the lung due to infection with Histoplasma capsulatum; seen radiographically as a coin-shaped lesion.

histoplasmoma
a rounded granulomatous density of the lung in humans due to infection with Histoplasma capsulatum; seen radiographically as a coin-shaped lesion.


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7) [FIGURE 6 OMITTED] Histoplasmoma Following an asymptomatic infection, the lesions of histoplasmosis often get calcified.
The lung lesion detected on x-ray was a calcified granuloma and was consistent with a histoplasmoma.
 
 
 
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