Howell-Jolly Bodies
Facts
:
Basophilic nuclear remnants in circulating RBCs
Usually inclusions removed by spleen during RBC maturation
Associated With
:
Sickle Cell Disease
Severe
hemolytic anemia
Splenectomy patients
Hereditary spherocytosis
July 17th 2010
Categories
Hematology
Internal Medicine
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Files & Images
Blood smear #1
Blood smear #2