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Ghon's complex
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English
Etymology
Named after Austrian pathologist Anton Ghon.
Noun
A kind of lesion in the lung caused by tuberculosis, consisting of a Ghon focus along with pulmonary lymphadenopathy within a nearby pulmonary lymph node, and retaining viable bacteria that may trigger secondary tuberculosis in later life.
Alternative forms
en Ghon complex
See also
en Ranke's complex
en eponyms