Mallory bodies are eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions that are aggregates of denatured keratin filaments. They have a twisted rope-like appearance. On trichrome stain they are green/dark brown.
Mallory Körper sind eosinophile, zytoplasmatische Einschlüsse, wobei es sich um Aggregate von denaturiertenKeratinfilamenten handelt. Sie erscheinen in ihrem Äusseren wie gewundene Stränge. In der trichromatischen Färbung sind sie grün/dunkel braun.
Prevalence and associations
They are classically found in the livers of people suffering from alcoholic liver disease and were once thought to be specific for that.
They are most common in alcoholic hepatitis (prevalence of 65%) and alcoholic cirrhosis (prevalence of 51%).
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