Hematology
Cabot Rings in Erythrocytes: Morphology and Diagnostics
What are Cabot rings in erythrocytes? Morphological features, causes of appearance in megaloblastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Tag
Anemia
Hematology
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in Blood Smear
What basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in a blood smear means: diagnostic significance in thalassemia, lead poisoning, and sideroblastic anemias.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Chromia: Normochromia, Hypochromia, Hyperchromia
Morphological assessment of erythrocytes in peripheral blood smears: signs of normochromia, hypochromia, and hyperchromia in the differential diagnosis of anemias.
Hematology
Megaloblastic Anemia: Dyserythropoiesis in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of severe megaloblastic anemia: neurological symptoms, pancytopenia, and morphological signs of dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow smears.
Hematology
Megaloblastic Anemia in a Child: Cabot Rings in Blood Smear
Clinical case of anemia in a 1.5-year-old child: Cabot rings, pronounced basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, and macrocytosis in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and a Clinical Case
A clinical case of hypersegmented neutrophils in a patient with essential thrombocythemia, high MCV, and acute bronchitis.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of multiple myeloma in a 56-year-old male: anemia, elevated ESR, bone pain, and proliferation of atypical plasma cells in the bone marrow.
Hematology
G6PD Deficiency: Degmacytes in Blood Smear During Hemolysis
A clinical case of post-vaccination hemolysis: a sharp drop in hemoglobin, degmacytes and eccentrocytes in a peripheral blood smear in G6PD deficiency.
Hematology
Fanconi Anemia in an Adult: Blood Smear Morphology
A clinical case of Fanconi anemia in a 44-year-old patient: marked poikilocytosis, neutrophil hypersegmentation, and high RDW in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Evans Syndrome: Hemolytic Anemia Blood Smear Morphology
Blood smear morphology in Evans Syndrome: severe hemolysis, polychromasia, basophilic stippling, Howell-Jolly bodies, and normoblasts in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Mechanisms of MCV Changes: Microcytosis and Macrocytosis
Diagram of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) changes. Pathogenesis of microcytosis and macrocytosis in iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver pathologies.
Hematology
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia in Blood Smear
A clinical case of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia in a child: erythrocyte morphology, basophilic stippling, and complete blood count parameters.