| lipogranuloma | A nodule or focus of granulomatous inflammation (usually of the foreign-body type) in association with lipid material deposited in tissues, e.g., after the injection of certain oils. See: paraffinoma. Synonym: eleoma, oil tumour, oleogranuloma, oleoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lipogranulomatosis | 1. Presence of lipogranulomas. 2. Local inflammatory reaction to necrosis of adipose tissue. Disseminated lipogranulomatosis, a form of mucolipodosis, developing soon after birth because of deficiency of ceramidase; characterised by swollen joints, subcutaneous nodules, lymphadenopathy, and accumulation in lysosomes of affected cells of PAS-positive lipid consisting of ceramide. Synonym: Farber's disease, Farber's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |