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Washington University Experience | VASCULAR | Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) | 5C7 (Case 5) N2 H&E 40X 2
In the basal ganglia infarct many of the microvessels contain large numbers of structures which represent sickled fibrin and/or sickled red cells. These vessels are typically seen in ischemic foci but not normal non-ischemic brain regions.