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01.11.2012 | Images in Hematology
Huge multinucleated megaloblasts found in a patient with refractory anemia with excess blasts-1
verfasst von:
Daisuke Ohgiya, Hiromichi Matsushita, Minoru Kojima, Kiyoshi Ando
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Hematology
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Ausgabe 5/2012
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Excerpt
A 68-year-old male was hospitalized with palpitations and lightheadedness. Laboratory tests showed macrocytic anemia (hemoglobin concentration 71g/L with a mean corpuscular volume of 106.2 fl) and thrombocytopenia (platelet count 24.0 × 109/L). The leukocyte count was 7.0 × 109/L (neutrophil 80 %, lymphocyte 15 %, monocyte 4 %, myeloblast l %). Serum levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid were within the normal range. …