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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2012; 4(01): 059-061
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.98679
Case Report

Florid Erythrophagocytosis on the Peripheral Smear

Vani Chandrashekar
Department of Hematology, Apollo Hospitals, 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Mamta Soni
Department of Hematology, Apollo Hospitals, 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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ABSTRACT

anemias and sporadically in few other conditions. Here, we report a case of florid erythrophagocytosis with severe anemia following a viral infection in an 18-year-old girl. Her complete blood count (CBC) revealed hemoglobin of 3.6 gm/dl and a hematocrit of 10%. The peripheral smear showed erythrophagocytosis by neutrophils and rosetting of erythrocytes around neutrophils. The direct Coombs test and direct Donath- Landsteiner tests were positive.

Keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia - Donath-Landsteiner test - erythrophagocytosis - paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria


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