Hematology

Endothelial Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear: Morphology

Morphology of endothelial cells in blood smears during severe conditions and intoxications: identifying features and differential diagnosis with atypical cells.

Blood smear: endothelial cell among poikilocytes and echinocytes
Blood smear: endothelial cell among poikilocytes and echinocytes

Patient from the intensive care unit. Acetic acid poisoning. Leukocyte differential count without abnormalities. What kind of cell is this?

Photo kindly provided by Vera Kirnas, Biologist, Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, F.S. Ankudinov Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Hospital.