Sternal puncture was prescribed by a hematologist to a patient with ERYTHREMIA (POLYCYTHEMIA VERA). In the complete blood count - “PLETHORA”:
- RBC 5.9×10^12 /L,
- HGB 170 g/L,
- HCT 52.8%.
ESR 1 mm/hour. The bone marrow biopsy picture, during ongoing treatment, showed no abnormalities. The number of granulocytes - 52.9% (52.7-68.9%), erythroblasts - 21.3% (N 14.5-26.5%). Erythropoiesis is normoblastic.
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “CB” RZD-Meditsina, Smolensk.
