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Microscopic. — These nodules are found to be composed largely 

 of epithelial cells supported by irregular bands of connective 

 tissue in which there is a limited blood supply. The majority of 

 cells are very large. Some of these cells contain oval re- 

 fractile bodies that have been considered as protozoa by some. 



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Fig. 204. 

 growth from eye. nasal cleft, and mouth. 



These bodies are also observed between the cells. The epithelial 

 cells, especially those in the center of the nodule, usually show 

 more or less of a nuclear disintegration. The marginal cells in 

 the nodules are usually more or less flattened. The cell nests 



