- Curschmann spirals
- coiled mucinous fibrils sometimes found in the sputum in bronchial asthma. Cf. Laлnnec pearls.
Curschmann spiral.
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Curschmann spirals — Cursch·mann spirals (k rshґmahn) [Heinrich Curschmann, German physician, 1846–1910] see under spiral … Medical dictionary
Curschmann's spirals — Curschmann s spiral Curschmann s spirals refers to a finding in the sputum of spiral shaped mucus plugs. These may occur in several different lung diseases.[1] The term can refer to parts of the desquamated epithelium seen in biopsies from asthm … Wikipedia
Curschmann's Spirals — refer to parts of the desquamated epithelium seen in biopsies from asthmatic patients. They are named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846 1910). They are often seen in association with eosinophilic infiltration and Charcot Leyden… … Wikipedia
Curschmann — may refer to: Hans Curschmann (1875–1950), a German physician and neurologist remembered for Curschmann Batten Steinert syndrome Heinrich Curschmann (1846–1910), a German internist who was a native of Giessen See also Curschmann s spirals, a… … Wikipedia
Curschmann's spirals — elongated cast of the smaller bronchi, which are coughed up in bronchial asthma. They unroll to a length of 2 cm or more and have a central core ensheathed in mucus and cell debris. H. Curschmann (1846 1910), German physician … Medical dictionary
Curschmann's spirals — elongated casts of the smaller bronchi, which are coughed up in bronchial asthma. They unroll to a length of 2 cm or more and have a central core ensheathed in mucus and cell debris. [Curschmann (1846–1910), German physician] … The new mediacal dictionary
Curschmann — Heinrich, German physician, 1846–1910. See C. spirals, under spiral … Medical dictionary
Heinrich Curschmann — (June 28, 1846 May 6, 1910) was a German internist who was a native of Giessen. Prior to 1888 he worked in hospitals in Berlin and Hamburg. Afterwards he was a professor and lecturer at the University of Leipzig.Curschmann is remembered for the… … Wikipedia
pearl — 1. A concretion formed around a grain of sand or other foreign body within the shell of certain mollusks. 2. One of a number of small tough masses, such as mucus occurring in the sputum in asthma. 3. SYN: keratin p … Medical dictionary
spiral — 1. Coiled; winding around a center like a watch spring; winding and ascending like a wire spring. 2. A structure in the shape of a coil. [Mediev. L. spiralis, fr. G. speira, a coil] Curschmann spirals spirally twisted masses of mucus occurring in … Medical dictionary
