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. 2019 Jan-Apr;23(1):17-18.
doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_84_19.

Kamino bodies

Deepak Venkatesh  1 , T Smitha  2
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Kamino bodies

Deepak Venkatesh et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2019 Jan-Apr.
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Figure 1
Dr. Hideko Kamino, world-renowned American dermatopathologist
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Figure 2
Pointed arrow Kamino bodies (H&E)
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Figure 3
Illustrated Kamino bodies
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Figure 4
Kamino bodies (PAS, ×200 and ×1.000)
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