Erythrophagocytosis in Peripheral Blood Smear of a Patient with Urinary Tract Infection

Authors

  • Asra Amelirad Kowsar Medical laboratory, Kowsar Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
  • Farzad Abedi Department of Urology, Kowsar Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
  • Hassan Soltani Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
  • Parisa Modarresi Department of Pathology, Kowsar Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Abstract:

Erythrophagocytosis refers to the removal of old and damaged red blood cells by leukocytes and macrophages. Observation of erythrophagocytosis in peripheral blood smear is a rare phenomenon that is mostly observed in paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria and sporadically in some other pathological conditions. Here, we report a case of erythrophagocytosis by monocyte in peripheral blood of a patient with urinary tract infection. 

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Journal title

volume 14  issue 1

pages  37- 39

publication date 2022-03

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