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. 2020 Sep;216(9):153063.
doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153063. Epub 2020 Jun 10.

Atypical lymphocyte morphology in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Siraj M El Jamal  1 , Christian Salib  2 , Aryeh Stock  2 , Norlita I Uriarte-Haparnas  2 , Benjamin S Glicksberg  3 , Julie Teruya-Feldstein  2 , Francine R Dembitzer  2 , Girish N Nadkarni  4 , Adolfo Firpo-Betancourt  2
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Atypical lymphocyte morphology in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Siraj M El Jamal et al. Pathol Res Pract. 2020 Sep.
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Upper row: Atypical lymphocytes showing plasmacytoid features including small size, eccentric nucleus and dark blue cytoplasm. Lower row: Atypical lymphocytes with Downey II-like cells features showing large size, ample cytoplasm, indented nucleus, and occasional cytoplasmic granules.
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