Pseudo-Gaucher cells in Hb E disease and thalassemia intermedia |
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| Authors: | Prashant Sharma Nita Khurana Tejinder Singh |
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| Affiliation: | Department of PathologyMaulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India |
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| Abstract: | AbstractPseudo-Gaucher cells are morphologic curiosities described in a number of conditions. We report their presence in a bone marrow biopsy and a spleen from 2 patients with hemoglobin E disease and thalassemia intermedia, respectively. The pathogenesis of these cells and their multiple known associations are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | BONE MARROW BIOPSY HB E DISEASE PSEUDO-GAUCHER CELLS SPLENECTOMY THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA |
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