Dept. of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of Medicine

M. S. Stone and T. L. Ray

Civatte or Colloid Body

Eosinophilic, round homogeneous structures seen in the epidermis or upper dermis. They form through degeneration of epidermal cells and are most commonly seen in lichenoid tissue reactions.
Example of Civatte or colloid bodies in Benign Lichenoid Keratosis.

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September, 1995

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