Acute Leukemia Relapse: Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear

A clinical case of acute leukemia relapse: pancytopenia in the hemogram and detection of blast cells during peripheral blood smear microscopy.

Nana Novikova 1 min May 23, 2026

Blood smear: blast cell with high nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio

Blood smear: two blasts with loose nuclear chromatin and a narrow rim of cytoplasm

Blood smear: blast cell and nucleated red blood cell in the field of view

Analyzer printout: severe pancytopenia, leukocytes 2.1×10⁹/L, platelets 9×10⁹/L

ACUTE LEUKEMIA RELAPSE in a 55-year-old patient. Complete blood count. In the differential leukocyte count - BLASTS.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZHD-Meditsina" Smolensk.

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