- Councilman body
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In pathology, a Councilman body, also known as Councilman hyaline body, is an eosinophilic globule often found in the liver of individuals suffering from viral hepatitis, yellow fever, or other viral syndrome. [1] It represents a hepatocyte that is undergoing apoptosis (controlled cell death).
They are also seen in acute viral hepatitis.
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Associated conditions
Until recently the presence of Councilman bodies in a liver biopsy was thought to be sufficient evidence for a diagnosis of yellow fever. However, they have since been found also to be present in other viral hemorrhagic fevers along with acute viral hepatitis, and thus may no longer be considered as diagnostic for yellow fever.
Eponym
Councilman bodies are named after American pathologist William Thomas Councilman (1854-1933), who discovered them.
See also
- Ballooning degeneration
- Feathery degeneration
- Mallory body
References
Eponymous medical signs for digestive system and abdomen Digestive system Goodsall's rule · Chilaiditi syndrome · intussusception: Dance's sign
appendicitis: Aaron's sign/McBurney's point · Rovsing's sign · Markle sign · Rosenstein's sign
Hampton's lineliver: Councilman body · Mallory body
biliary: Boas' sign · Courvoisier's law · Charcot's cholangitis triad/Reynolds' pentad · cholecystitis (Murphy's sign · Lépine's sign) · Nardi testAbdominopelvic Howship-Romberg sign · Hannington-Kiff signOtherAbdominal · general spleen/LUQ: Ballance's sign · Traube's sign · Castell's sign
hemorrhage: Cullen's sign · Grey Turner's signEponymous medical signs for infectious disease Bacterial disease syphilis (Hutchinson's teeth, Hutchinson's triad, Abelin reaction, Westphal's sign, Clutton's joints, Dennie-Marfan syndrome)Viral disease measles (Koplik's spots, Warthin-Finkeldey cell) · yellow fever (Councilman body) · Tzanck test
Inclusion bodies: poxvirus (Downie bodies/A, Guarnieri bodies/B) · rabies (Negri bodies) · Cowdry bodies
Liebermeister's rule · Faget signParasitic disease Categories:- Cell biology stubs
- Hepatology
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