Hematology

Hematology Exercise: Cell Identification in Blood Smear

A clinical case study on peripheral blood microscopy for an 84-year-old female patient: help classify atypical cells in the leukocyte differential count.

Peripheral blood smear for the cell microscopy exercise
Peripheral blood smear for the cell microscopy exercise

Anonymous question. Female, 84 years old. Peripheral blood smear. One normoblast, one lymphocyte, three cytolysis cells, and how do you classify all other cells? Atypical lymphocytes? Atypical promyelocytes or blasts?

No prior hematological diagnoses. Has been ill for six months. Cannot recall her last hospital visit. Usually called for home visits when needed.