Hematology
Mott Cells in Blood Smear: Plasma Cell Morphology
Morphology of Mott cells in a complete blood count. Features of detecting plasma cells with Russell bodies in peripheral smears and scattergrams.
Tag
Clinical Case
Hematology
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia: Blood and Bone Marrow
A clinical case of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia: macrocytosis (MCV 118 fL), Howell-Jolly bodies, neutrophil hypersegmentation, and megaloblastic erythropoiesis in the bone marrow.
Hematology
Eosinopenia in Complete Blood Count: Clinical Significance
A clinical case of eosinopenia in acute infection: causes of decreased eosinophils in the blood and the diagnostic value of the indicator as a marker of inflammation.
Hematology
McLeod Syndrome: Acanthocytosis in Peripheral Blood Smear
McLeod syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with neuroacanthocytosis. Learn about erythrocyte morphology in blood smears, Kx antigen deficiency, and clinical features.
Oncohematology
Prominent Monocytosis and Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of leukocytosis (35.3×10⁹/L) with anemia and 66.5% monocytosis: morphological evaluation of suspicious mononuclear cells and blasts in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Megakaryocyte in Peripheral Blood Smear in Leukemia
Clinical case of a megakaryocyte in peripheral blood of a 44-year-old female patient with blastemia (23% blasts), giant platelets, and anemia.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Infectious Mononucleosis
A 19-year-old patient with infectious mononucleosis: leukocytosis, analyzer scattergram, and reactive lymphocyte morphology in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Neutropenia as a Harbinger of Acute Leukemia: A Case Study
A clinical case of acute leukemia onset in a 30-year-old female patient: dynamics of complete blood count from neutropenia to 61% blasts in the blood smear.
Hematology
Normoblastosis in CBC: Counting and Morphology
Assessment of normoblastosis in CBC: over 100 normoblasts per 100 leukocytes, hematology analyzer scattergram, and blood smear morphology in anemia.
Hematology
Pappenheimer Bodies in Hemolytic Anemia Blood Smear
A case of hereditary hemolytic anemia in an 18-year-old male: microcytosis, hypochromia, Pappenheimer bodies in erythrocytes, and analyzer parameters.
Oncohematology
Acute Monocytic Leukemia: Morphology and Diagnostic Criteria
A clinical case of acute monocytic leukemia: hyperleukocytosis, monoblast and promonocyte morphology in blood smear, immunophenotyping, and WHO criteria.
Lab test interpretation
Diuretic-Induced Hyperkalemia: A Clinical Case Study
Analysis of an iatrogenic hyperkalemia case: potassium levels rose to 6.7 mmol/L due to concurrent spironolactone and potassium supplement intake.