Clinical cases

Rare Morphological Findings in Biomaterial Microscopy

Microscopic findings in clinical diagnostic laboratories: botryoid neutrophil segmentation, karyorrhexis, blast with Auer rods, signet ring cells, and uric acid crystals.

Today’s shift was like a separate textbook on morphology:

1️⃣ Botryoid segmentation of neutrophil nuclei 2️⃣ Karyorrhexis 3️⃣ Trichomonads in a smear from a pregnant patient 4️⃣ Auer rods in a blast cell in refractory myeloid leukemia 5️⃣ Signet ring cells in exudate from a patient in the pulmonology department (native preparation, ×40) 6️⃣ Urine for AFB from a patient in the nephrology department — massive uric acid crystalluria

Each slide is a separate story. Each slide is a clinical challenge. And that’s exactly why I love my job.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.