Hematology

May-Hegglin Anomaly in Peripheral Blood Smear

Morphological features of May-Hegglin anomaly (MYH9 mutation): giant platelets and basophilic spindle-shaped inclusions in granulocyte cytoplasm.

Blood smear: giant platelets and basophilic inclusions in May-Hegglin anomaly
Blood smear: giant platelets and basophilic inclusions in May-Hegglin anomaly

Macrothrombocytopenia associated with the MYH9 gene

Large platelets and basophilic leukocyte inclusions in the form of spindles or crescents in May-Hegglin anomaly.

Sample type: Peripheral blood Staining type: May-Grünwald-Giemsa Author(s): G. Moreno Carrasco, M. Revelles Peñas, L. González Workplace: University Hospital Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga