Microscopic Image of Leishman-Donovan Bodies in Bone Marrow Aspirate Smear of Patient Suffering from Unexplained Intermittent Low-Grade Fever and Cough
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©Copyright 2017 by Turkish Society of Hematology Turkish Journal of Hematology, Published by Galenos Publishing House Received/Geliş tarihi: July 22, 2016 Accepted/Kabul tarihi: September 06, 2016 Address for Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Kuenzang DORJI, M.D., Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Clinic of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hematology Unit, Thimphu, Bhutan Phone : +975 173 050 77 E-mail : [email protected] A 24-year-old male from Wangdue Phodrang district, Bhutan, presented with a history of unexplained intermittent low-grade fever and cough for 8 months. He also complained of weight loss, abdominal discomfort, and one episode of hemoptysis and convulsion. He was a cow herder by profession. A computed tomography scan showed hepatosplenomegaly (liver: 22 cm, spleen: 27 cm) with mesenteric lymphadenopathy. Biochemical evaluation showed elevated alkaline phosphatase (1096 IU/L), lactate dehydrogenase (330 IU/L), and C-reactive protein (40.8 mg/dL) and reverse albumin/globulin ratio. Complete 1Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Clinic of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hematology Unit, Thimphu, Bhutan 2Ministry of Health, Quality Assurance Standardizing Division, Thimphu, Bhutan Kuenzang Dorji1, Tashi Tobgay1, Rixin Jamtsho2, Puja Devi Samal1, Pratap Rai1 Açıklanamayan Aralıklı Düşük Dereceli Ateş ve Öksürükten Yakınan Hastanın Kemik İliği Aspirasyonu Yaymasındaki Leishman-Donovan Cisimlerinin Mikroskobik Görüntüsü Microscopic Image of Leishman-Donovan Bodies in Bone Marrow Aspirate Smear of Patient Suffering from Unexplained Intermittent Low-Grade Fever and Cough DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2016.0285 Turk J Hematol 2017;34:266-267
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