New York State Department of Health - Wadsworth Center - Cytohematology Proficiency Testing

Slide 025 [100X]

This slide was taken from a peripheral blood smear made from a 33-year old male admitted for sickle cell crisis. The primary diagnosis was beta sickle thalassemia. Evaluation of his hemoglobin revealed an absence of hemoglobin A1, hemoglobin S of 94.5% and hemoglobin A2 of 4.7%. The arrow on slide 025 indicates a Howell-Jolly body.

NUMBER OF RESPONSES	CELL CODE AND TYPE
515	code 22- Howell-Jolly body

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