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Case Reports
. 2022 May 16;10(5):e05845.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5845. eCollection 2022 May.

Bone marrow aspiration in a patient with systemic microsporidium

Ximena E Gómez  1 , Jorge J Castillo  2 , Marco A Gómez  3
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Bone marrow aspiration in a patient with systemic microsporidium

Ximena E Gómez et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 34-year-old female presented with several weeks of fever, fatigue, weight loss, abdominal pain and hemoptysis. PE revealed moderate pallor, RUQ pain, mild dyspnea, conjunctival injection and hepatomegaly. The CBC showed anemia, mild leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, hypertransaminasemia, presence of nucleated red blood cells. Microsporidium was found in BMA.

Keywords: BMA; HIV; hematological malignancies; microsporidium.

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The authors, of this case report, confirmed that there is no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Peripheral blood smear in 100× high resolution (A), bone marrow smear in 100× high resolution (B) and 400× high resolution (C) showing the presence of microsporidium phagocytosed by macrophages. Right staining was used in all smears
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