The schaumann bodies

[Medicoman]

SCHAUMANN BODIES
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■ They are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans giant cells as part of a granuloma.

■ Seen in:-

1. Sarcoidosis,
2. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
3. Berylliosis.
4. uncommonly, Crohn’s disease and tuberculosis