Slide 183 of 200 Image ID 4224 Keywords Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Description This low power magnification photomicrograph is from the peripheral blood of a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The patient has undergone splenectomy. Nucleated red cells are seen in the center of the field, as are multiple red cell fragments and significant anisocytosis and poikilocytosis.	Click on this image to enlarge it, then on Back buttom in the Netscape Menu to shrink it back down