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Niemann-Pick foamy cells
Neimann-Pick is a disease in which excess material is stored inside cells (metabolic storage disease. These cells are referred to as "foam cells" because of their foamy or soap-suds appearance.
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Update Date:
March 14, 2009
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
