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crystals in sarcoid granuloma
Tuesday 3 March 2015
crystals in sarcoidosis
Types (example)
calcium oxalate
- large crystals in giant cells
- birefringent component of Schaumann body
- small ovoids in macrophages
dolomite calcium-sulphur
References
Calcium oxalate in sarcoid granulomas. With particular reference to the small ovoid body and a note on the finding of dolomite. Reid JD, Andersen ME. Am J Clin Pathol. 1988 Nov;90(5):545-58. PMID: 3177273