Erythrophagocytosis in Peripheral Blood Smear of a Patient with Urinary Tract Infection
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Erythrophagocytosis refers to the removal of old and damaged red blood cells by leukocytes and macrophages. Observation of erythrophagocytosis in peripheral blood smear is a rare phenomenon that is mostly observed in paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria and sporadically in some other pathological conditions. Here, we report a case of erythrophagocytosis by monocyte in peripheral blood of a patient with urinary tract infection.
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volume 14 issue 1
pages 37- 39
publication date 2022-03
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