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Donovan bodies Rod-shaped oval organisms found in tissue samples from patients with granuloma inguinale. Donovan bodies appear deep purple when stained with Wright's stain. Mentioned in: Granuloma Inguinale Donovan bodies [don′əvan] Etymology: Charles Donovan, Irish physician, 1863-1951 encapsulated gram-negative rods of the species Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, present in the cytoplasm of mononuclear phagocytes obtained from the lesions of granuloma inguinale. They may be seen under the microscope in a Wright-stained smear of infected tissue. See also granuloma inguinale. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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