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From: Neutrophil apoptosis: a marker of disease severity in sepsis and sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Apoptosis of neutrophils in a healthy donor and in a patient with sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). (a) Apoptosis of neutrophils in a healthy donor. Wright's Giemsa staining of cytocentrifuge smear shows predominance of cells in apoptosis. Inset shows morphological detail of an apoptotic cell, with loss of chromatin fine granularity (condensation) and karyorrhexis. (b) Apoptosis of neutrophils in a patient with sepsis-induced ARDS. Wright's Giemsa staining of cytocentrifuge smear shows predominance of normal-looking cells. Inset shows morphological detail of a normal cell, with fine granularity of chromatin and normal lobulated nucleus. Magnifications ×200 (insets ×500).

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