⚠ Male, 68 years old. Leukopenia. Macrocytic anemia. 🔬 These four cells were found this morning in a blood smear. Can you guess their name based on their morphology? ❗Swipe through the carousel to find out the correct answer.
Here’s another hint: 🩸Complete Blood Count: WBC (white blood cells): 2.52 ×10⁹/L RBC (red blood cells): 3.20 ×10¹²/L HGB (hemoglobin): 104 g/L HCT (hematocrit): 31.5 % MCV (mean corpuscular volume): 98.4 fL MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin): 32.5 pg MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration): 33.0 g/dL RDW-SD (red cell distribution width - standard deviation): 51.0 fL RDW-CV (red cell distribution width - coefficient of variation): 14.1 % PLT (platelets): 272 ×10⁹/L
DIFF-profile from the analyzer: NEUT# (neutrophils): 0.71 ×10⁹/L LYMPH# (lymphocytes): 1.56 ×10⁹/L MONO# (monocytes): 0.13 ×10⁹/L Eosinophils: 0.11 ×10⁹/L Basophils: 0.01 ×10⁹/L
🙏 The case was kindly shared by a clinical laboratory diagnostics physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow
