Hematology
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in P5'N Deficiency
Basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in peripheral blood smear: morphological features in pyrimidine-5'-nucleotidase deficiency and hemolytic anemia.
Tag
Hemolysis
Hematology
Canine Blood Smear: Erythrocyte Agglutination in IMHA
Signs of severe erythrocyte autoagglutination in a canine blood smear with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Wright–Giemsa stain.
Hematology
Hemophagocytosis in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
A clinical case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia with erythrocyte agglutination and erythrophagocytosis in a peripheral blood smear during acute hemolysis.
Hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Blood Smear Morphology
Laboratory signs of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia: microspherocytes, polychromasia, and normoblasts in blood smear, direct antiglobulin test.
Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease: Sutimlimab Therapy
Results of C1s complement inhibitor sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease: dynamics of hemoglobin, bilirubin, and reticulocytes.
Hematology
Schistocytes in Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
A clinical case of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a patient with SLE: schistocytes in a blood smear, thrombocytopenia, and high reticulocyte count.
Hematology
Schistocyte Morphology in Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Morphological features of schistocytes in peripheral blood in a child with hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Romanowsky-stained blood smear microscopy.
Hematology
Normoblastosis in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Study
A clinical case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia featuring massive normoblastosis, elevated WBC on hematology analyzer, and leukocyte recalculation.
Hematology
Mechanical Hemolytic Anemia in Paravalvular Leak
Clinical case of mechanical hemolysis after heart valve replacement: appearance of schistocytes in blood smear with paravalvular leak and diagnosis.
Lab test interpretation
Hemosiderin in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Perls' Reaction
Hemosiderin in urine sediment as a marker of intravascular hemolysis. Mechanism of hemosiderinuria formation, sediment microscopy, and cytochemical Perls' reaction.
Hematology
Schistocytes in Postpartum Thrombotic Microangiopathy
Clinical case of 5% schistocytes in a postpartum blood smear: differential diagnosis of TMA, atypical HUS, TTP, and HELLP syndrome.
Laboratory methods
Impact of Hemolysis on AST Levels in Biochemistry
Analysis of preanalytical error: how unnoticed sample hemolysis leads to falsely elevated AST in blood biochemistry and erroneous suspicion of hepatitis.