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CHAPTER 14 NUCLEAR AND CYTOPLASMIC CHANGES IN LEUKOCYTES 139
DÖHLE BODY
A B
FIGURE 14–4A Döhle body. FIGURE 14–4B Döhle body
DESCRIPTION: Gray-blue, variably shaped
LOCATION: Cytoplasm
COMPOSITION: Ribosomal RNA
NUMBER: Single or multiple
Associated with: Wide range of conditions, including bacterial infection, sepsis and normal
pregnancy
NOTE: May be seen in cells with toxic granulation or on same slide with toxic granulation.
(see Figure 14-5, B)
