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Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin

Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka.


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Abstract
Bone marrow (BM) is usually done to investigate the patients for Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO). However, only 16.5 % of cases reveal any diagnostic information. Increasing incidence of atypical presentations are seen in typhoid. Careful examination of BM to pick up clues for diagnosis is important We report a case of a 15 year old female who presented with fever associated with altered sensorium, gum bleeding and loose stools. Hematological findings revealed pancytopenia with macrocytic anemia with erythrophagocytosis in BM aspirates. A diagnosis of typhoid was made with a positive typhi dot IgM. The authors present this case to highlight the importance of simple BM findings of erythrophagocytosis and how awareness about this feature can point towards the right diagnosis in the midst of atypical clinical and hematological features. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 8(2):73-75

Key words: Bone marrow, typhoid fever, fever, macrophages, phagocytosis


 
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Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018; 8(2): 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605

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Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657323 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.434605

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Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018; 8(2): 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


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Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2018), [cited October 13, 2024]; 8(2): 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


Harvard Style

Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka (2018) Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 8 (2), 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


Turabian Style

Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. 2018. Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 8 (2), 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


Chicago Style

Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. "Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 8 (2018), 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka. "Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 8.2 (2018), 73-75 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Neha Garg, Surabhi Raina, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka (2018) Erythrophagocytosis in bone marrow: A clue to pyrexia of unknown origin. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 8 (2), 73-75 . doi:10.5799/jmid.434605


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