Howell‐Jolly bodies on peripheral smear leading to the diagnosis of congenital hyposplenism in a patient with septic shock

Hannah Mathew; Christopher Dittus; Anita Malek; Andreea Negroiu

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Howell‐Jolly bodies on peripheral smear leading to the diagnosis of congenital hyposplenism in a patient with septic shock

Mathew H
Dittus C
Malek A
et al.

Clinical Case Reports (2015) 3(8) 714-717

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.323

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We present a case of isolated congenital hyposplenism that was discovered after the peripheral smear revealed Howell‐Jolly bodies. This case serves as the basis for a review of hyposplenism for the general practitioner.

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Mathew, H., Dittus, C., Malek, A., & Negroiu, A. (2015). Howell‐Jolly bodies on peripheral smear leading to the diagnosis of congenital hyposplenism in a patient with septic shock. Clinical Case Reports, 3(8), 714–717. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.323

Howell‐Jolly bodies on peripheral smear leading to the diagnosis of congenital hyposplenism in a patient with septic shock

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