are ghon complexes granulomas
Etymology: Anton Ghon, Czechoslovakian pathologist, 1866-1936. a combination of pleural surface-healed granulomas, calcifications, or scars on the middle lobe of the lung together with hilar lymph node granulomas. The complex is evidence that a primary tuberculosis case, usually from a childhood infection, has healed.tymology: Anton Ghon, Czechoslovakian pathologist, 1866-1936. a combination of pleural surface-healed granulomas, calcifications, or scars on the middle lobe of the lung together with hilar lymph node granulomas. The complex is evidence that a primary tuberculosis case, usually from a childhood infection, has healed.