Asplenia screening
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
Screening for asplenia is by the detection of Howell-Jolly bodies (ie, erythrocytes with nuclear remnants) in peripheral blood smear.[1]
Screening
Screening for asplenia is by the detection of Howell-Jolly bodies (ie, erythrocytes with nuclear remnants) in peripheral blood smear.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Corazza GR, Ginaldi L, Zoli G, Frisoni M, Lalli G, Gasbarrini G; et al. (1990). “Howell-Jolly body counting as a measure of splenic function. A reassessment”. Clin Lab Haematol. 12 (3): 269–75. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2257.1990.tb00037.x. PMID 2125541.
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