Wing-Yan Au, MD, Yok-Lam Kwong, MD, Kwok-Yung Yuen, MD

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Hemophagocytosis in the peripheral blood due to tuberculosis mycobacteremia Wing-Yan Au, MD, Yok-Lam Kwong, MD, Kwok-Yung Yuen, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 118, Issue 11, Pages 1298-1299 (November 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.03.011 Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Hemophagocytosis in the peripheral blood. A. A circulating phagocytic cell with ingested cellular debris and nuclear material (arrow). B. Ziehl-Neelsen stain of the buffy coat, showing acid fast bacilli in the phagocytic cells. The American Journal of Medicine 2005 118, 1298-1299DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.03.011) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions