The Donovan Bodies

Donovan Bodies

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● Donovan bodies can be seen in large, mononuclear (Pund) cells as gram-negative intracytoplasmic cysts filled with deeply staining bodies that may have a safety-pin appearance.

●These cysts eventually rupture and release the infective organisms.