Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Diagnostic Criteria
Laboratory criteria for neutrophil hypersegmentation in a complete blood count: hereditary forms, megaloblastic anemia, and the impact of cytostatic therapy.
Tag
Neutrophils
Oncohematology
Pseudopelger-Huët Anomaly of Neutrophils in Blood Smear
Pseudopelgerization of neutrophils as an early marker of myelodysplastic syndrome. Morphology of Pelgeroid cells in blood smear in anemia of unknown origin.
Lab test interpretation
Rhinocytogram: Nasal Secretion Smear Microscopy
Microscopic examination of nasal secretions: morphology of neutrophils, eosinophils, and ciliated epithelium in inflammation and allergy.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypogranulation: Causes and Morphology
What neutrophil hypogranulation in a blood smear means: diagnostic significance in severe infections and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Hematology
Neutrophil Vacuolization: Causes and Clinical Significance
What neutrophil vacuolization in a blood smear means: a marker of severe bacterial infection, sepsis, or an artifact of prolonged EDTA sample storage.
Hematology
Toxic Granulation of Neutrophils: Causes and Morphology
What toxic granulation of neutrophils in a blood smear means. Mechanism of granule formation, connection to infection severity, sepsis, and clinical significance.
Hematology
Pelger-Huët Anomaly: Blood Smear Morphology
A clinical case of hereditary Pelger-Huët anomaly. Morphological features of neutrophil nuclear hyposegmentation in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Ring-shaped Neutrophil Nuclei in Feline Blood Smear
Morphology of neutrophils with ring-shaped nuclei during a left shift in the leukocyte differential count. Microscopy of a feline peripheral blood smear at 1000x magnification.
Hematology
Neutrophil Morphology in Sepsis: Blood Smear Analysis
Toxic granulation, Kniazkov-Dele bodies, and vacuolization of neutrophils in sepsis: blood smear microscopy and key markers of bacterial infection.
Clinical cases
CSF Microscopy in Bacterial Meningitis: A Pediatric Case
A 3-year-old child with bacterial meningitis: CSF microscopy with staining, pleocytosis, and toxic granulation of neutrophils in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and a Clinical Case
A clinical case of hypersegmented neutrophils in a patient with essential thrombocythemia, high MCV, and acute bronchitis.
Hematology
Incomplete Phagocytosis in Neutrophils During Sepsis
Neutrophil morphology in severe bacterial sepsis: visualizing incomplete bacterial phagocytosis within leukocyte cytoplasm in a blood smear.