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spleen in hereditary spherocytosis

Saturday 18 May 2013

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Digital slides

 UI:742 : spleen in hereditary spherocytosis.

Macroscopy

Microscopy

 marked congestion of red pulp
 empty appearance of sinuses (actually contain ghost red blood cells)
 * may have prominent endothelial lined sinuses

 red pulp hemosiderin deposition
 red pulp erythrophagocytosis

Videos

 Hereditary spherocytosis by Washington Deceit

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See also

 erythrocytic anomalies