Ghon's complex

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== English == === Etymology === Named after Austrian pathologist Anton Ghon. === Noun === Ghon's complex (plural Ghon's complexes) 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 ==== Ghon complex ==== See also ==== Ranke's complex