Table 3.
Distribution and classification of granulomas in various organs and tissues of slaughtered cattle and buffaloes (n = 102).
| Organs/tissues | Granuloma | Cause | ||||||
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| Type | P | B | F | L | C | N | U | |
| Liver (42) | Eosinophilic | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Epithelioid | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Suppurative | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Lung (22) | Epithelioid | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Suppurative | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Lymph node (11) | Epithelioid | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Suppurative | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
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| Kidney (6) | Epithelioid | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Suppurative | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
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| Subcutaneous nodules/mass (14) | Eosinophilic | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epithelioid | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Suppurative | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Growths in body cavities (4) | Eosinophilic | 1 | ||||||
| Epithelioid | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Suppurative | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Soft tissue growths (3) | Epithelioid | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Suppurative | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
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| Total | 37 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |
P: parasitic, B: bacterial, F: fungal, L: lipid, C: calculi associated, N: neoplasm associated, U: unknown.