Oncohematology

Feline Eosinophilic Leukemia: Hyperleukocytosis in Blood Smear

A clinical case of extreme leukocytosis (>370,000/µL) in a cat with suspected eosinophilic leukemia: eosinophil morphology and a mast cell in the smear.

Cat blood smear: pronounced hypereosinophilia and a mast cell in the preparation
Cat blood smear: pronounced hypereosinophilia and a mast cell in the preparation

High leukocytosis (over 370,000/µL) in the peripheral blood of a pregnant cat (normal range - approximately up to 19,500/µL). Icterus. Manual count showed over 80% eosinophils. Presumptive diagnosis - eosinophilic leukemia (unconfirmed). The cat died quickly. One of the photos shows a mast cell.

👉Clinical case kindly provided by - Olga Belozerova, clinical pathologist, head of the laboratory at the “Noah’s Ark” veterinary clinic, Kirov.