Heinz-Ehrlich body


Ehr·lich in·ner bod·y

(ār'lik), a round oxyphil body found in the red blood cell in case of hemocytolysis due to a specific blood poison. Synonym(s): Heinz-Ehrlich body

Heinz body

A modicum of denatured haemoglobin found in an erythrocyte.
Aetiology
Haemolytic anaemia, NADPH deficiency, G6PD≠glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency exacerbated by oxidant drugs—e.g., primaquine, dapsone, quinidine, chronic liver disease, alpha thalassemia.

Ehr·lich in·ner bod·y

(er'lik in'ĕr bod'ē) A round oxyphil body found in the red blood cell in hemolysis due to a specific blood poison.
Synonym(s): Heinz-Ehrlich body.

Ehrlich,

Paul, German bacteriologist, immunologist, and Nobel laureate, 1854-1915. Ehrlichia - a genus of small, often pleomorphic, coccoid to ellipsoidal, nonmotile, gram-negative bacteria (order Rickettsiales) that are the etiologic agents of ehrlichiosis and are transmitted by ticks.Ehrlich anemia - anemia resulting from hypoplastic or aplastic bone marrow. Synonym(s): aplastic anemiaEhrlich diazo reagent - two solutions, one of sodium nitrite, the other of acidified sulfanilic acid, used in bringing about diazotization. Synonym(s): diazo reagentEhrlich inner body - a round oxyphil body found in the red blood cell in case of hemocytolysis due to a specific blood poison. Synonym(s): Heinz-Ehrlich bodyEhrlich phenomenon - the difference between the amount of diphtheria toxin that will exactly neutralize one unit of antitoxin.Ehrlich postulate - that cells contain surface extensions or side chains (haptophores) that bind to the antigenic determinants of a toxin (toxophores). Synonym(s): Synonym(s): Ehrlich theory; side-chain theoryEhrlich test - urobilinogen test using Ehrlich reagent.Ehrlich theory - Synonym(s): Ehrlich postulateEhrlich tumor - solid or ascitic transplantable tumor derived from breast carcinoma in mice.Ehrlich unitEhrlich-Türk line - seldom-used term for the thin vertical deposition of material on the posterior surface of the cornea seen in uveitis.Heinz-Ehrlich body - Synonym(s): Ehrlich inner body

Heinz,

Robert, German pathologist, 1865-1924. Heinz bodies - intracellular inclusions composed of denatured hemoglobin.Heinz body anemiaHeinz body test - a test for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient red blood cells.Heinz-Ehrlich body - Synonym(s): Ehrlich inner body