Aspirated vegetable material consisting of an ovoid structure representing the starchy content of edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts, carob, and soybeans. "Pulse" is the common botanical name of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. These structures may incite the formation of granulomas often referred to as "pulse granulomas" in the medical literature. The absence of inflammatory reaction in this image indicates that aspiration was a terminal or pre-terminal event. Author: Yale Rosen, M.D., original file here
