Pseudo-Gaucher cells in Hb E disease and thalassemia intermedia.
Pseudo-Gaucher cells are morphologic curiosities described in a number of conditions. We report their presence in a bone marrow biopsy and a spleen from 2 patients with hemoglobin E disease and thalassemia intermedia, respectively. The pathogenesis of these cells and their multiple known associations are discussed.
Sharma
Prashant
P
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. prashant.sh@gmail.com
Khurana
Nita
N
Singh
Tejinder
T
D000293:Adolescent; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006446:Hemoglobin E; D006456:Hemoglobinuria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000473:pathology*
D006446:Hemoglobin E