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Patient is a 6-year-old child with leishmaniasis who presented with fever and mild splenomegaly. . Bone marrow aspirate showing a macrophage with numerous amastigotes. Leishmaniasis preferentially infects reticuloendothelial cells. Amastigotes measure between 2-5 µm and can be round or oval in shape with a large nucleus. Wright-Giemsa stain, original magnification 100× (oil).
Leishmaniasis in bone marrow aspirate - 2.
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Author: Salmin Muftah; Jacqueline Costello; Ruth Padmore; Amal Alfakri; Nureddin A Daghman;
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Normal and reactive bone marow
Published Date: 10/29/2012
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Normal and reactive bone marow
Published Date: 10/29/2012
Patient is a 6-year-old child with leishmaniasis who presented with fever and mild splenomegaly. . Bone marrow aspirate showing a macrophage with numerous amastigotes. Leishmaniasis preferentially infects reticuloendothelial cells. Amastigotes measure between 2-5 µm and can be round or oval in shape with a large nucleus. Wright-Giemsa stain, original magnification 100× (oil).
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