LE cell

A polymorphonuclear leukocyte containing as amorphous round body which is a phagocytosed nucleus from another cell plus serum antinuclear IgG & complement. LE cells are formed in vitro in the blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, or by the action of the patient's serum on normal leukocytes.

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 24th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1982