Circulating megakaryocyte in peripheral blood smear

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Circulating megakaryocyte in peripheral blood smear

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Author: Dr. Hind Al-Humaidan, MD, FRCPA; Dr. Mohammed Al Sharif, MD
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Basic cell morphology > Morphologic variants of platelets (cross-reference with specific diagnoses when appropriate > Megakaryocytes
Published Date: 04/01/2021

A middle-age lady known case of cold agglutinin disease (CAD) presented with hemolysis. The peripheral blood smear showed a very rare circulating megakaryocytes.

The presence of such finding is indicating an increased megakaryocytic differentiation. Thus, a thorough investigation is needed.

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