Döhle bodies

Döhle bodies are light blue-gray, basophilic, leukocyte inclusions located in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils. They measure 1-3 µm in diameter. Not much is known about their formation. They are named after German pathologist, Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle (1855-1928)

They are seen in:

• Burns
• Infections
• Physical trauma
• Neoplastic diseases
• Wissler’s disease
• May-Hegglin’s anomaly
• Chédiak-Steinbrinck-Higashi’s syndrome

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