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. 2020 Mar 27;8(6):1112-1113.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2816. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Samer Al Hadidi  1 , Mark Udden  1
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Samer Al Hadidi et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Peripheral blood smear for patients with CLL and AIHA usually shows lymphoid cells with scant cytoplasm and small round nuclei with condensed chromatin, smudge cells and spherocytes.

Keywords: autoimmune hemolytic anemia; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; peripheral blood smear; spherocytes.

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Peripheral smear showing lymphoid cells with scant cytoplasm and small round nuclei with condensed chromatin, smudge cells, and spherocytes
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