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Lymph node aspirate with scattered epithelioid cell granuloma (Giemsa, x20). Inset: Numerous intracellular as well as extracellular Leishman-Donovan bodies (Giemsa, x40)
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F1
Numerous intracellular as well as extracellular amastigote forms of Leishmania species were seen [Figure 1].
Bone marrow aspirate: Histiocytes showing numerous intracellular Leishman-Donovan bodies. Scattered extracellular Leishman-Donovan bodies (Giemsa, x100); Inset: (a) Megakaryocyte surrounded with Leishman-Donovan bodies (Giemsa x20) (b) Bone marrow biopsy showing histiocytes containing Leishman-Donovan bodies (H and E, x40)
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Average parasite density (APD) of 5+, i.e., 10-100 Leishman-Donovan (LD) bodies/field, was noted in the bone marrow aspirate (BMA) [Figure 2].