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From: Thrombocytopenic purpura on an organic farm with pen mating: a case report on the re-emergence of an old disease

Fig. 2

Histology of dermis, renal cortex, bone marrow and spleen of an affected piglet. Severe multifocal haemorrhages in the dermis (a) and the renal cortex (b) with a high number of extravasated erythrocytes. Hyperplastic bone marrow (c) with an overall increased cell number and high megakaryocyte count (arrows). Extramedullar haematopoiesis in the spleen (d) characterized by megakaryocytes (arrow) and haematopoietic progenitor cells. Haematoxylin and eosin stain, 40 x (a, c, d) and 20 x magnification (b)

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