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. 2014 Sep;59(5):481-4.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.139887.

Giant cells in dermatology

Gaurang Gupta  1 , Sharatchandra B Athanikar  1 , Varadraj V Pai  1 , Kikkeri N Naveen  1
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Giant cells in dermatology

Gaurang Gupta et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

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Figure 1
Langhans’ giant cell: Nuclei arranged at one pole
Figure 2
Figure 2
Foreign body giant cell: Nuclei scattered throughout cytoplasm
Figure 3
Figure 3
Tzanck giant cells: In herpes zoster
Figure 4
Figure 4
Diagrammatic representation of macrophage-derived giant cells (a) Nuclei randomly scattered in cytoplasm (b) Nuclei arranged at one pole (c) Central ring of nuclei
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