Splendore-hoeppli phenomenon

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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pseudoactinomyotic granulomas; Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Splendore, 1908

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Histological phenomenon found both in humans (e.g. botryomycosis) and in various animal species in association with organic or inorganic substances. Morphologically, "pseudoactinomycotic" eosinophilic precipitates around organic (e.g. fungal spores) or inorganic foreign materials are found.

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This phenomenon was first described in 1908 by Splendore in sporotrichosis. Later Hoeppli described the phenomenon in schistosomiasis.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer