Granuloma

Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis (Inflammatory Reticulosis) in Cats
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Granuloma: A mass of inflamed granulation tissue, usually associated with ulcerated infections.
Groom: To brush, comb, trim, or otherwise make a cat's coat neat.
Guard Hair: The long, coarse hairs which form the outer coat.

Read More Lick Granuloma
A lick granuloma is thickened, raised area of skin that is often hairless, inflamed, infected, or ulcerated, resulting from excessive, repetitive licking or chewing.

* Linear granulomas (long, thin, red lesions)
* Hair loss
* 'Twitchy' skin ...

Skin Bumps (Granulomatous Dermatoses) in Cats
Sterile nodular/granulomatous dermatoses are diseases in which the primary lesions or masses of tissue, are solid, elevated, and greater than one centimeter in diameter.

In cats, atopy also tends to manifest with symmetric alopecia (hair loss), miliary dermatitis or one of several eosinophilic granuloma complex lesions (these are eosinophilic plaques, eosinophilic granulomas and indolent ulcers, ...

In this from chronic granulomatous inflammation destroys an organ that has been infected. A wide range of symptoms are present including jaundice, bain swelling and more.

See also: Bacteria, Parasite, Veterinarian, Inflammation, Cancer