Medlar bodies, also known as sclerotic or muriform cells, are thick walled cells (5-12 microns) with multiple internal transverse septa or chambers that resemble copper pennies. When present in skin or subcutaneous tissue, the cells are indicative of chromoblastomycosis.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Apurba shastry review of microbiology and imminology p.436
  2. ↑ Fungi From Different Substratesedited by J. K. Misra, Jalpa P. Tewari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh, Csaba Vágvölgyi p.413
  3. ↑ Krzyściak, PM; Pindycka-Piaszczyńska, M; Piaszczyński, M (2014). "Chromoblastomycosis". Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 31 (5): 310–21. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40949. PMC 4221348. PMID 25395928.


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