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