Döhle body

English

Etymology

Named after German pathologist Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle (1855–1928), who identified them in cases of measles in 1892.

Noun

Döhle body (plural Döhle bodies)

1. 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.

Hypernyms

• inclusion body