Hematology

Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Platelets in a Blood Smear

Neutrophil phagocytosis of platelets in peripheral blood: a clinical case in a patient with end-stage chronic kidney disease, cell morphology, and analyzer scattergram.

Neutrophils phagocytose platelets. An 84-year-old female patient with no medical history, end-stage CKD. In what condition (disease) is this possible?

The clinical case was kindly provided by Vera Kirnas, KDL Biologist, F.S. Ankudinov Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Hospital