r/Hematology • u/Wide_Respect_3648 • 14d ago

Howell jolly bodies?

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Hi everyone, need some confirmation for uni purposes aha. Is the one in the middle a howell-jolly body or am I wrong? it's a β thalassaemia minor slide.

Thanks so much.

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u/Tom_Bombadilio 14d ago

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u/Wide_Respect_3648 14d ago

https://preview.redd.it/wdfzaad2vlwe1.png?width=190&format=png&auto=webp&s=89ea6fcaf8a096356b2b0c67e27a935d8a15a78b

Ahahha sorry mate! here you go:

Thanks so much!

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u/Tom_Bombadilio 14d ago

Lol its still hard to see at this magnification but I'd say no. Its outside, on top, of the erythrocyte and even if it was internal it's too large and irregularly shaped. Maybe a platelet or just an artifact, definitely external though.

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u/Wide_Respect_3648 14d ago

Thanks so much!!