Rieder forms

As Rieder forms ( ger .: Rieder's cells ) refers to certain atypical lymphocytes , which in certain leukemia disease control occur. They were named after the internist and radiologist Hermann Rieder .

morphology

Rieder forms are atypical lymphocytes with horseshoe-shaped or two-part cell nuclei and a relatively broad cytoplasm . The cell nucleus indentations make them look similar to monocytes . It is mainly found in special forms of chronic lymphatic leukemia . Passager forms of Rieder also occur in tuberculosis and salmonella infections and occasionally in healthy people.

literature

• Peter Reuter: Springer Lexicon Medicine. Springer, Berlin a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-540-20412-1 , p. 1861.
• Dagmar Reiche: Roche Lexicon Medicine. 5th edition. Urban & Fischer, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-437-15150-9 . (Article at Gesundheit.de)

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