charcot-Leyden crystals
Charcot-Leyden crystals consist of collections of bipyramidal crystalloid made up of eosinophilic membrane proteins, which occur in:
- asthma
- other eosinophilic lung disease
- certain cases of sinusitis (e.g. allergic fungal sinusitis)
They may be detected in the sputum or sinus secretions with these conditions.
History and etymology
Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) was trained as a pathologist, but he was also a skilled practising physician, and for many the father of neurology - who also made important contributions to psychiatry. He also has the distinction of probably having more medical eponyms named for him than any other individual in history .
The German physician Ernst Viktor von Leyden also described these crystals in 1872 .
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu charcot-Leyden crystals:
