Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism in Peripheral Blood Smear
Platelet satellitism as a laboratory phenomenon: platelet adhesion to neutrophils in EDTA blood smears and the risk of spurious thrombocytopenia.
Tag
Neutrophils
Hematology
B12-Deficiency Anemia: Neutrophil Hypersegmentation
A clinical case of B12-deficiency anemia: hypersegmented neutrophils, anisopoikilocytosis, schistocytes, and oval macrocytes in peripheral blood.
Oncohematology
Myeloproliferative Disease: Bone Marrow Findings
A clinical case study of a patient with marked neutrophilia. Cytological features of bone marrow in suspected myeloproliferative disease.
Hematology
Karyorrhexis and Leukocyte Apoptosis in Blood Smears
Morphological signs of leukocyte apoptosis and karyorrhexis in peripheral blood smears: differential diagnosis and causes of altered cells.
Hematology
Meningococci in Peripheral Blood Smear and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Microscopic findings of generalized meningococcal infection. Phagocytosis of diplococci by neutrophils in peripheral blood smear and CSF preparation.
Oncohematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Blood Smear Cell Morphology
A clinical case of MDS with multilineage dysplasia: neutrophil hypogranulation and hyposegmentation, cytopenia, and hematology analyzer data.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and Diagnostic Criteria
Criteria for neutrophil hypersegmentation in blood smears. Diagnostic significance in vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency, MDS, and other pathologies.
Hematology
Macrocytic Anemia and Neutrophil Hypersegmentation
A clinical case of severe macrocytic anemia: pancytopenia, MCV 121.5 fL, neutrophil hypersegmentation in blood smear, and differential diagnosis with MDS.
Hematology
LE Cells in Blood Smear in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Morphology of LE cells (lupus erythematosus cells) in SLE: detection of neutrophils with phagocytosed nuclear material in a blood smear by microscopy.
Hematology
Neutrophilic Myelocytes in Blood Smear During Sepsis
Morphology of neutrophilic myelocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with sepsis and a pronounced regenerative left shift of the leukocyte formula.
Hematology
Granulocyte Morphology at Different Maturation Stages
Morphological features of the granulocytic series: from blast and promyelocyte to mature segmented neutrophil in a blood smear under the microscope.
Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism: A Cause of Pseudothrombocytopenia
What is platelet satellitism in a blood smear? The mechanism of platelet adhesion to neutrophils in vitro, and false thrombocytopenia on a hematology analyzer.