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==Spironolactone bodies==
==Spironolactone bodies==
===General===
{{Main|Spironolactone bodies}}
Etiology:
*Long-term use of spironolactone.
 
===Microscopic===
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>
*Location: zona glomerulosa (where aldosterone is produced).
*Appearance: eosinophilic spherical laminated whorls.
 
====Images====
<gallery>
Image:Spironolactone_bodies_high_mag.jpg | SB - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Spironolactone_bodies.png | SB (circled) - cropped high mag. (WC/Nephron)
</gallery>


==Hemorrhagic adrenalitis==
==Hemorrhagic adrenalitis==
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