Granulomas of tuberculosis and gummas of syphilis contain several cell types, but gummas also contain some cells that are not found in other granulomas. Which are those cells?

A. T lymphocytes
B. macrophages
C. multinucleated giant cells
D. plasma cells
E. fibroblasts


D
T lymphocytes, epithelioid macrophages, multinucleated giant cells, and fibroblasts are found in granulomas of tuberculosis and gummas of syphilis. Plasma cells are found only in gummas of syphilis, correlating with the antitreponemal antibodies found in most of these patients.

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