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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS [2]

Overview

screening for asplenia is by the detection of Howell-Jolly bodies (ie, erythrocytes with nuclear remnants) in peripheral blood smear is recommended. ^[1]