Schaumann body

In pathology, Schaumann bodies are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans giant cells as part of a granuloma.

Many conditions can cause Schaumann bodies, including:

• Sarcoidosis,
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and
• Berylliosis.
• uncommonly, Crohn's disease and tuberculosis^[1].

Etymology

These inclusions were named after Swedish dermatologist Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann.^[2]

See also

• Asteroid body

References