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Döhle bodies
Introduction
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
Diagnosis
Pathology
