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Curschmann's Spirals

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Curschmann’s Spirals refer to the desquamated epithelium seen in biopsies from asthmatic patients. They are named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846-1910).

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