Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Causes and Morphology
Morphology of erythrocytes with Howell-Jolly bodies in peripheral blood: a clinical case of a 69-year-old female patient with macrocytosis, thrombocytosis, and normoblastosis.
Laboratory methods
Preanalytics of a Flora Smear: Spermatozoa in the Sample
A clear example of gross violation of preparation rules for a flora smear test: spermatozoa found in a female sample. Preanalytical stage errors.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia in a Child: Blast Morphology in Blood Smear
Clinical case of leukocytosis up to 85×10⁹/L and thrombocytopenia in a 9-year-old child. Sysmex analyzer results and blast cell morphology in a blood smear.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Morphology & Case Study
A clinical case of Howell-Jolly bodies in erythrocytes (+++) in a 68-year-old female patient. Morphology of inclusions in blood smear and hematology analyzer data.