OBJECTIVE The presence of ≥1% schistocytes on a peripheral blood smear (PBS) is an important criterion for the diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). The reporting of schistocytes has been standardized by the International Council for Standardization in Hematology (ICSH). Despite the availability of guidelines, however, the assessment of schistocytes remains subjective. More recently, t...

purpose: to report concomitant angioid streaks and skin lesions in a patient with β thalassemia. patient and findings: a 47-year-old female, a known case of b thalassemia, presented with gradual decrease of vision in her right eye. on indirect ophthalmoscopy of both eyes, angioid streaks were detected. on fluorescencin angiography, hyperfluorescence of streaks without signs of choroidal neovasc...