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Platelet phagocytosis in peripheral blood during acute phase of dengue virus infection
Nidhya Ganesan, Indira Gunasekaran, Somanath Padhi, Anita Ramdas, Manjiri Phansalkar
Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Somanath Padhi
Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
India
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We aimed to describe peripheral blood phagocytosis of platelets as a possible underlying mechanism of thrombocytopenia during the acute phase of dengue virus infection in a young male. Furthermore, enhanced platelet phagocytosis through the apoptotic mechanism is also briefly highlighted. |
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