Clinical cases
Tonsil Swab in Acute Streptococcal Tonsillitis
Cytological findings of a tonsil swab in streptococcal tonsillitis: neutrophils, cocci chains with methylene blue stain, and rapid diagnostics.
Tag
Neutrophils
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Sediment Microscopy: Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria
Microscopic examination of urinary sediment in bacterial infection: demonstrating active phagocytosis of cocci and rod-shaped bacteria by neutrophils.
Hematology
Hereditary Leukocyte Morphology Anomalies
Hereditary changes in leukocyte morphology in blood smears: Pelger-Huët, Alder-Reilly anomalies, Chédiak-Higashi, and lazy leukocyte syndromes.
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.
Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism Around Neutrophils in Blood Smear
Platelet satellitism is an in vitro phenomenon in EDTA samples involving interaction with neutrophil CD16. Morphology of platelet adhesion in blood smear.
Hematology
Neutrophilic Leukocytosis and Normoblastosis in Blood Smear
Blood analysis and smear microscopy of an ICU patient: neutrophilic leukocytosis, anemia, normoblasts, and large platelets in critical condition.
Hematology
Neutrophilic Granulocytes and Mitotic Figure in Bone Marrow
Bone marrow aspirate: morphology of granulocytes with enhanced granularity and a cell in mitosis. May-Grünwald-Giemsa stained smear.
Hematology
Pelger-Huët Anomaly: Neutrophil Morphology
Morphological features of Pelger-Huët anomaly in a peripheral blood smear: characteristic hyposegmentation of neutrophil nuclei resembling pince-nez.
Hematology
Neutrophil Vacuolization in Peripheral Blood Smear
Severe cytoplasmic vacuolization of neutrophils in a blood smear from a surgical patient: morphology in severe bacterial infection.
Hematology
Emperipolesis in Bone Marrow: Neutrophil in Megakaryocyte
What is emperipolesis in hematology? Morphological features of an intact neutrophil penetrating the cytoplasm of a megakaryocyte in the bone marrow.
Hematology
Pyoderma Cytology: Neutrophil Karyolysis and Cocci
Cytological signs of skin pyoderma: karyolytic neutrophils with swollen nuclei and phagocytosed cocci in the cytoplasm during bacterial inflammation.
Hematology
Neutrophils with Annular Nuclei in Feline Sepsis
Morphology of neutrophils with annular nuclei in a cat's blood smear during sepsis. Characteristics of toxic changes and their counting in the leukocyte differential.