THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF PUNCTATE BASOPHILIA IN THE ERYTHROCYTE
Authors: Ernest H. Falconer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 March 1939THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF PUNCTATE BASOPHILIA IN THE ERYTHROCYTEERNEST H. FALCONER, M.D., C.M., F.A.C.P.ERNEST H. FALCONER, M.D., C.M., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-9-1429 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of punctate basophilia by estimating the number of such cells per million erythrocytes in the blood films of persons with widely varying states of health. The need for some definite standard became apparent from reports, made by an unusually careful laboratory technician, which showed the frequent appearance of punctate basophilia in the routine blood smears of office patients. 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