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CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis. Abdominal CT scan showing splenomegaly. The spleen was enlarged and was 14 cm in length (white arrow pointing to the enlarged spleen).
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Further workup of her Kaposi sarcoma including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and CT scan of her thorax, abdomen, and pelvis revealed no visceral involvement, but splenomegaly was present (Figure 1).
Bone marrow aspirate smear. The Wright Giemsa stain of the patient's bone marrow aspirate with an arrow highlighting a macrophage phagocytizing red blood cells, lymphocytes, and neutrophils (arrow pointing to the macrophage).
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Her bone marrow aspirate showed hemophagocytosis (Figure 2).