highly significantp < 0.001
Tuberculosis showed a highly significant association with granulomatous inflammation, present in 15 of 22 cases (68.2%) (χ 2 = 84.77, p < 0.001) and with caseous necrosis, seen in 20 of 22 cases (90.9%) (χ 2 = 102.14, p < 0.001).