Why do we see Howell-Jolly bodies in patients who have had a splenectomy? Explain your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The spleen is responsible for pitting out RBC inclusions including remnant DNA. In cases of splenectomy/autosplenectomy, the Howell-Jolly body is the remnant DNA.
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A. Image A B. Image B C. Image C D. Image D