Biology:Medlar bodies
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Medlar bodies, also known as sclerotic or muriform cells, are thick walled cells (5-12 microns) with multiple internal transverse septa or chambers that resemble copper pennies. When present in skin or subcutaneous tissue, the cells are indicative of chromoblastomycosis.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Apurba shastry review of microbiology and imminology p.436
- ↑ Fungi From Different Substratesedited by J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh, Csaba Vágvölgyi p.413
- ↑ Krzyściak, PM; Pindycka-Piaszczyńska, M; Piaszczyński, M (2014). "Chromoblastomycosis". Postepy Dermatol Alergol 31 (5): 310–21. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40949. PMID 25395928.
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