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Inclusion bodies in the giant cells of 2 cases of cicatrizing enteritis (regional ileitis) were investigated. By physical and chemical methods they were found to be inorganic calcium salts. The anions were not identified. Their origin is attributed to focal abnormalities of the cytoplasm of giant cells found in this type of granulomatous inflammation, which attract calcium salts. In their development they somewhat resemble psammoma bodies.
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