Howell and Jolly Body from Hair Cell Leukemia Patient

  • This arrow points to Howell and Jolly body, this blood smear has been taken from 86 old female patient presented with fatigue and abdominal pain, with increased white blood cell count >100 x 10^9/L and low platelets <65 x10^9/L , this patient had HCL (Hairy Cell Leukemia), notice the kidney shaped nucleus and feather-like cytoplasm.
Howell and Jolly Body - Hairy Cell Leukemia Patient

Howell and Jolly Body – Hairy Cell Leukemia Patient

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