Hematology

Leukocyte Mitosis in Peripheral Blood Smear: A Case Study

Discovering leukocyte mitosis in peripheral blood: a clinical case in an ARVI patient, microscopic findings, and reporting considerations.

Peripheral blood smear: leukocyte mitosis figure (metaphase)
Peripheral blood smear: leukocyte mitosis figure (metaphase)

Peripheral blood. Leukocyte mitosis found. A 57-year-old patient. Presented with ARVI. History of hypertension, osteochondrosis, chronic tonsillitis. No significant changes in CBC, in biochemistry - CRP 48, all other parameters - normal. During leukocyte differential count, a leukocyte in the metaphase stage of mitosis, 2 myelocytes, and 1 prolymphocyte were found.

❓Colleagues, do you report a single mitosis in your findings?

🙏 Publication kindly provided by Maria Rebenkova