Difference between revisions of "Schaumann bodies"

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Schaumann body in sarcoidosis. H&E stain. (WC/Yale Rosen)

In pathology, Schaumann bodies are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans giant cells as part of a granuloma.

They are named after Swedish dermatologist/pathologist Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann (1879-1953).

↑ Lorenzi, L.; Bisoffi, Z.; Bortesi, L.; Zamboni, G.; Liut, F.; Villanacci, V. (Aug 2012). "Schaumann bodies in Crohn's disease: a case report and review of the literature.". J Crohns Colitis 6 (7): 800-3. doi:10.1016/j.crohns.2012.03.009. PMID 22503169.

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-[[Image:Sarcoidosis - Schaumann body 2.jpg|thumb|right|Schaumann bodies in ([[sarcoidosis]]). [[H&E stain]].]]
+[[Image:Sarcoidosis - Schaumann body 2.jpg|thumb|right|Schaumann body in [[sarcoidosis]]. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Yale Rosen)]]
 In pathology, '''Schaumann bodies''' are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans [[giant cells]] as part of a [[granuloma]].
-They are named after Swedish [[pathologist]] Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann.
+They are named after Swedish dermatologist/[[pathologist]] Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann (1879-1953).
 ==Pathology with Schaumann bodies==
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 File:Sarcoidosis - Schaumann bodies (6151513555).jpg | Sarcoidosis
 File:Sarcoidosis - Schaumann bodies (6151513247).jpg |  Sarcoidosis
-File:Pulmonary tuberculosis - Schaumann body in giant cell (6545177201).jpg | Pulmonary tubetrculosis
+File:Pulmonary tuberculosis - Schaumann body in giant cell (6545177201).jpg | Pulmonary tuberculosis
 File:Chronic berylliosis - Unusual inclusions in giant cells (8054315512).jpg | Berylliosis
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