Medlar bodies

Medlar bodies, also known as sclerotic or muriform cells, are thick-walled cells (5–12 microns) with multiple internal transverse septa or chambers that resemble copper pennies. When present in skin or subcutaneous tissue, the cells are indicative of chromoblastomycosis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Apurba shastry review of microbiology and imminology p.436
^ Fungi From Different Substratesedited by J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh, Csaba Vágvölgyi p.413
^ Krzyściak, PM; Pindycka-Piaszczyńska, M; Piaszczyński, M (2014). "Chromoblastomycosis". Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 31 (5): 310–21. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40949. PMC 4221348. PMID 25395928.

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[1] Apurba shastry review of microbiology and imminology p.436

[2] Fungi From Different Substratesedited by J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh, Csaba Vágvölgyi p.413

[3] Krzyściak, PM; Pindycka-Piaszczyńska, M; Piaszczyński, M (2014). "Chromoblastomycosis". Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 31 (5): 310–21. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40949. PMC 4221348. PMID 25395928.

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