Leishman-Donovan bodies are small spheres found in the
spleen and
liver of patients with
visceral leishmaniasis.
The spheres are an alternate, non-flagellated form of the parasitic protozoan Leishmania donovani which occur once the parasite has invaded the cells of the reticuloendothelial system in the patient's internal organs. The spheres are named after researchers Sir William Leishman and Charles Donovan.
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