Common infectious causes of granulomas

Question 1

What are common infectious causes of granulomas?

Answer 1

• Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy) and Mycobacterium TB
• Bartonellae henselae (Cat scratch disease; and Bacillary Angiomatosis in HIV+)
• Listeria monocytogenes (granulomatosis infantiseptica)
• Treponema pallidum (teritary syphilis)
• Histoplasma capsulatum (endemic fungal mycoses)
• Schistoma (parasite/fluke)