Schaumann bodies


Schau·mann bod·ies

(show'mahn), concentrically laminated calcified bodies found in granulomas, particularly in sarcoidosis. Synonym(s): conchoidal bodies

Schaumann,

Jörgen Nilsen, Swedish physician, 1879-1953. Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease - Synonym(s): Besnier-Boeck diseaseBesnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome - Synonym(s): Besnier-Boeck diseaseSchaumann bodies - concentrically laminated calcified bodies found in granulomas, particularly in sarcoidosis. Synonym(s): conchoidal bodiesSchaumann lymphogranuloma - obsolete term for sarcoidosis.Schaumann syndrome - Synonym(s): Besnier-Boeck disease