Cytoplasmic Variations

May-Hegglin Anomaly

This blood smear was taken from a patient with the May-Hegglin anomaly. A May-Hegglin body can be seen near the edge of the cytoplasm at the top of the neutrophil. In addition, notice that some of the platelets appear smaller than normal and one is larger than normal.

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