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What is caseous necrosis in the lungs?
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From infection: Caseous necrosis is form of cell death when tissue maintains cheese-like appearance. The dead tissue appears as a soft and white proteinaceous dead cell mass.Frequently encountered in tuberculous infections. Can be caused by syphilis and certain fungi, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
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