Alder Reilly Morphology

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Alder Reilly Morphology

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Author: Atefeh Bahmei; Farahnaz Bodagh Khan
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Basic cell morphology
Published Date: 02/04/2026

The Alder-Reilly anomaly is characterized by coarse, darkly staining metachromatic granules (Alder-Reilly bodies) within granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes, caused by incomplete degradation of mucopolysaccharides. These granules resemble toxic granulation but are permanent, non-transient

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