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Megakaryocytes are a series of progenitor cells responsible for the production of platelets. Alterations in megakaryocytes in the bone marrow are a causative factor resulting in thrombocytopenia in varied diseases. Based on ultrastructural analysis of incidentally encountered megakaryocytes in 43 patients with blood diseases marked by low platelet counts, electron micrographs demonstrated that aberrant megakaryocytes predominated in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome; autophagy, apoptosis, and cellular damage in megakaryocytes were a prominent feature in aplastic anemia. On the other hand, poorly differentiated megakaryocytes predominated in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) although damaged megakaryocytes were seen in non-AMKL acute leukemia. This paper documents the ultrastructural alterations of megakaryocytes associated with thrombocytopenia and reveals distinctive features for particular blood diseases. 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