Neutrophilic thrombophagocytosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Thrombocytopenia as a complication of B-cell lymphoma usually results from the removal of platelets from the circulation by splenic and hepatic mononuclear phagocytes.1,2 In the present paper, we describe a case of B-cell lymphoma with thrombocytopenia in which the platelets were phagocytosed by the patient's own neutrophilic granulocytes. This finding suggests that neutrophilic granulocytes actively participate in immune platelet clearance.
Medical subject headings
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Neutrophils
- Phagocytosis
- Thrombocytopenia