Birbeck granules

Birbeck granules


Birbeck granules found in


[A] Red pulp macrophages
[B] Burr cells
[C] Hofbauer cell
[D] Langerhans cells



Birbeck granules


Birbeck granules


  • Found in Langerhans cells
  • Langerhans cell – tissue-resident macrophage of the skin
  • They can be found in lymph nodes- particularly in Langerhans cell histiocytosis