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| ==Spironolactone bodies== | | ==Spironolactone bodies== |
| ===General===
| | {{Main|Spironolactone bodies}} |
| Etiology:
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| *Long-term use of spironolactone.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:<ref name=pmid4131694>{{cite journal |author=Kovacs K, Horvath E, Singer W |title=Fine structure and morphogenesis of spironolactone bodies in the zona glomerulosa of the human adrenal cortex |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=26 |issue=12 |pages=949-57 |year=1973 |month=December |pmid=4131694 |pmc=477936 |doi= |url=http://jcp.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4131694}}</ref>
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| *Location: zona glomerulosa (where aldosterone is produced).
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| *Appearance: eosinophilic spherical laminated whorls.
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| ====Images====
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| <gallery>
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| Image:Spironolactone_bodies_high_mag.jpg | SB - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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| Image:Spironolactone_bodies.png | SB (circled) - cropped high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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| </gallery>
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| ==Hemorrhagic adrenalitis== | | ==Hemorrhagic adrenalitis== |