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Howell-Jolly bodies |
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Howell-Jolly bodies small, round or oval bodies, probably nuclear remnants, seen in erythrocytes when stains are added to fresh blood and found in various anemias and after splenectomy or reduced splenic function. |
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The abnormally high number of Howell-Jolly bodies in our patient was indicative of altered splenic function. The sister's CBC showed the presence of rare spherocytes and Howell-Jolly bodies. |
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