Hematology
Dacryocytosis in Blood Smear with Oxidative Anemia
Morphology of tear-drop cells (dacryocytes) in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with oxidative anemia after splenectomy.
Tag
Blood Smear
Oncohematology
Rouleaux Formation in Multiple Myeloma
The phenomenon of rouleaux formation in a peripheral blood smear in multiple myeloma with high IgG levels. A case study from Madrid.
Hematology
Hypersegmented Neutrophils in a Blood Smear
What hypersegmentation of neutrophils in a blood smear means: diagnostic criteria, connection to B12 and folate deficiency, and granulocyte morphology.
Hematology
Elliptocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smears
How to distinguish true elliptocytes in a blood smear from preparation artifacts: cell orientation features and microscopic evaluation criteria.
Parasitology
Malarial Plasmodium Gametocytes in a Blood Smear
Detection of Plasmodium gametocytes in a peripheral blood smear one day after schizonts were found. Laboratory diagnosis of malaria.
Hematology
Endothelial Cells in Blood Smear vs. Hairy Cell Leukemia
Morphological differences between endothelial cells and hairy cell leukemia cells in peripheral blood smear: chromatin and cytoplasm features.
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
Dual Red Blood Cell Population After Blood Transfusion
Blood smear in iron deficiency anemia after red blood cell transfusion: marked aniso-chromia, microcytosis, hypochromia, and increased RDW.
Parasitology
Plasmodium vivax Schizonts in a Thin Blood Smear
Laboratory diagnosis of tertian malaria: microscopic signs and morphology of Plasmodium vivax schizonts in a thin peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Gumprecht Shadow or Neutrophil Extracellular Trap: A Case
A practical hematology exercise: differential diagnosis of disintegrated leukocytes in a blood smear. Gumprecht shadow or neutrophil extracellular trap?
Oncohematology
Elongated Mature Lymphocytes in CLL Blood Smear
Morphology of elongated mature lymphocytes in a blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Causes of spindle-shaped cell deformation and the influence of EDTA anticoagulant.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Monoblasts in Blood Smear
Blood analysis and smear microscopy in acute myeloid leukemia with monocytic differentiation: leukocytosis 83×10⁹/L, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and blastosis.