- Curschmann's spirals
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Curschmann's spirals refers to a finding in the sputum of spiral shaped mucus plugs. These may occur in several different lung diseases.[1]
The term can refer to parts of the desquamated epithelium seen in biopsies from asthmatic patients.[2] They are named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846-1910). They are often seen in association with creola bodies and Charcot-Leyden crystals.
References
- ^ Cenci M, Giovagnoli MR, Alderisio M, Vecchione A (November 1998). "Curschmann's spirals in sputum of subjects exposed daily to urban environmental pollution". Diagn. Cytopathol. 19 (5): 349–51. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199811)19:5<349::AID-DC7>3.0.CO;2-7. PMID 9812228.
- ^ "Curschmann's spiral in sputum from asthma patient". http://www.som.tulane.edu/classware/pathology/medical_pathology/New_for_98/Lung_Review/Lung-29.html. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
Eponymous medical signs for respiratory system Respiratory system COPD (Hoover's sign) · asthma (Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals) · chronic bronchitis (Reid index)Restrictive lung diseaseOther/generalclubbing (Schamroth's window test/Hippocratic fingers)
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