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*Advanced lesions are fibrotic and may mimic old infarcts (grossly) due to coronary artery atherosclerosis.
*Advanced lesions are fibrotic and may mimic old infarcts (grossly) due to coronary artery atherosclerosis.


===Histology===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=pmid19660614/>
Features:<ref name=pmid19660614/>
*Non-caseating granulomas.  
*Non-caseating [[granulomas]].  
*Subepicardial predominance.
*Subepicardial predominance.
*+/-Fibrosis - old lesions are fibrotic.
*+/-Fibrosis - old lesions are fibrotic.