Döhle body
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after German pathologist Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle (1855–1928), who identified them in cases of measles in 1892.
Noun[edit]
Döhle body (plural Döhle bodies)
- A light blue-gray, oval, basophilic inclusion occurring in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils, measuring 1-3 µm and thought to be a remnant of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.