Howell-Jolly bodies
Howell-Jolly bodies
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| These images were taken from the 1997 Cytohematology Proficiency Test
Event - Slide 005. Howell-Jolly bodies are round, purple staining
nuclear fragments of DNA in the red blood cell. They are usually observed
singly in hemolytic anemia, following splenectomy, and in cases of splenic
atrophy. Multiple Howell-Jolly bodies may be observed in cases of
megaloblastic anemia.
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