Intra-leukocytic hemosiderin inclusions detected as pseudoeosinophils by automated depolarization analysis in a patient with beta-thalassaemia major and immune hemolysis

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-165

  Roberts, George T ^a   Perry, J Leonard ^b   Al Jefri, Abdullah ^b   Scott, Colin Stephen ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Hemosiderin; thalassaemia major

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; AUTOMATION; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRON OVERLOAD; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 13844262645     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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