Cytologic diagnosis of fat emboli in peripheral blood during sickle cell infarctive crisis

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-56

  Van Hoeven, K H ^a   Wanner, Jeffrey L ^a   Ballas, Samir K ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow necrosis; Fat embolism; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FAT EMBOLISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BONE MARROW; EMBOLISM, FAT; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS;

EID: 0030962894     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199707)17:1<54::AID-DC11>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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