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(a) A reddish-brown nodular midline subcutaneous swelling in the upper chest measuring 0.8 x 0.8 cm, (b) Peripheral smear showing marked anisopoikilocytosis with microcytes, tear drop cells, target cells, and hypochromia (200x, Leishman stain).
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F2
Peripheral blood smears showed marked anisopoikilocytosis with microcytes, tear drop cells, target cells, and hypochromia [Figure 2a and b].
(a) Megakaryocyte (arrow) (1000x, Giemsa stain), (b) Erythroid Island with normoblast (arrow) (1000x, Giemsa stain), (c) myeloid cell (arrow) (1000x, Giemsa stain).
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F3
Repeat FNAC was done which showed similar morphology [Figure 3a-c].