The phenomenon of rouleaux formation in a peripheral blood smear in multiple myeloma with high IgG levels. A case study from Madrid.
Erythrocytes in “rouleaux” in a patient with multiple myeloma, with an IgG level of 7000 mg/dL
Sample type: Peripheral blood
Stain type: Wright
Author/s: M. Sopeña Corvinos, L. Abalo Pérez, C. Guillén
Workplace: Central Laboratory of the Community of Madrid, Hospital Infanta Sofía
Blood smear findings in multiple myeloma: erythrocyte rouleaux formation due to hyperproteinemia and a sharp increase in ESR in the complete blood count.
Morphological features of giant plasma cells in blood smears: differential diagnosis and distribution of large forms in the feathered edge of the smear.
A clinical case detailing the discovery of Mott cells with Russell bodies in a peripheral blood smear from a 66-year-old patient with anemia and cytopenia.
