Hemostasis
Platelet Aggregation and Pseudothrombocytopenia in Blood Smears
Platelet aggregation as a cause of pseudothrombocytopenia: why aggregates accumulate at the edges of blood smears and why a precise platelet count cannot be reported.
Tag
Blood Smear
Clinical cases
Borrelia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Lyme Disease
A case report of Borrelia spirochetes found in a blood smear from a patient with fever and thrombocytopenia, illustrating the morphological picture of tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease).
Laboratory methods
Shubich Method: Granulocyte Cationic Protein Detection
The principle of Shubich's cytochemical reaction with bromophenol blue: detecting cationic lysosomal proteins as granules in the cytoplasm of blood neutrophils.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Peripheral Blood Morphology
A clinical case of CML detected during a routine blood test: hyperleukocytosis 203×10⁹/L, thrombocytosis, granulocyte maturation stages, and BCR-ABL1 mutation.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia with inv(16): Blood Smear Signs
Morphological features of peripheral blood cells in AML with chromosome 16 inversion: eosinophil dysplasia, promonocytes, and neutrophil hypogranulation.
Oncohematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Prolymphocyte Morphology
A clinical case of CLL with marked leukocytosis (562×10⁹/L): prolymphocyte morphology in a blood smear and immunophenotyping data.
Oncohematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Blood Smear & Gumprecht Shadows
A clinical case of CLL: hyperleukocytosis 117×10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, absolute lymphocytosis, and Botkin-Gumprecht shadows in peripheral blood.
Oncohematology
Eosinophilic Leukemia in a Salamander Blood Smear
Morphology of a monocyte and immature eosinophils in a peripheral blood smear of a tiger salamander with eosinophilic leukemia. Wright-Giemsa stain.
Hematology
Lymphocyte Morphology and Leukocytosis in Pertussis
A clinical case of pertussis in a 2-year-old child: pronounced lymphocytosis, lymphocytes with cleaved nuclei, and smudge cells in the blood smear.
Parasitology
Babesiosis: Morphology of Babesia divergens and Malaria Distinctions
A clinical case of babesiosis (Babesia divergens): morphology of intraerythrocytic parasites, Maltese cross, and differential diagnosis with malaria.
Hematology
Reactive Lymphocytes in Infectious Mononucleosis
A clinical case of infectious mononucleosis in a 7-year-old child: complete blood count parameters and morphology of reactive lymphocytes in a blood smear.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Hematology Case
Laboratory hematology test: select the conditions in which a large number of Howell-Jolly bodies are found in a peripheral blood smear.