Lab test interpretation
Neutrophilic Phagocytosis of Bacteria in Peritoneal Fluid
Detection of intracellular cocci (Enterococcus faecalis) within neutrophils in peritoneal fluid as a sign of true bacterial infection.
Tag
Neutrophils
Hematology
Knyazkov-Dele Bodies in Neutrophils: Morphology and Significance
What Knyazkov-Dele bodies in neutrophils mean during blood smear microscopy. Morphological features, composition of inclusions, and connection to infections and inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Leukocytes in Urine Sediment: Morphology and Causes
Morphological features and detection of leukocytes in urine sediment: differentiation of neutrophils, factors of cell lysis, and clinical causes of leukocyturia.
Hematology
Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Platelets in a Blood Smear
Neutrophil phagocytosis of platelets in peripheral blood: a clinical case in a patient with end-stage chronic kidney disease, cell morphology, and analyzer scattergram.
Hematology
Neutrophil Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly in Sepsis
Neutrophil morphology in sepsis: differential diagnosis of metamyelocytes and pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly in blood smears and scattergrams.
Hematology
Fanconi Anemia in an Adult: Blood Smear Morphology
A clinical case of Fanconi anemia in a 44-year-old patient: marked poikilocytosis, neutrophil hypersegmentation, and high RDW in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Granulocyte Morphology in Bone Marrow Smears
Stages of granulocytic maturation in bone marrow: morphology of myelocytes, metamyelocytes, and mature granulocytes under microscopy.
Laboratory methods
Left Shift in Leukocyte Formula on Hematology Analyzer
How a hematology analyzer detects a left shift: immature granulocyte (IG) zones, Left Shift flag, and neutrophil distribution on the scattergram.
Lab test interpretation
Macrophages in Synovial Fluid in Reactive Arthritis
Microscopic examination of synovial fluid in reactive arthritis: macrophage phagocytosis of neutrophils, diagnostic significance, and causes of inflammation.
Hematology
Alder-Reilly Anomaly in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI
Clinical case of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: coarse azurophilic granulation of neutrophils and monocytes in a blood smear, arylsulfatase B enzyme deficiency.
Lab test interpretation
Cervical Cytology: Inflammation and Incomplete Phagocytosis
Cytological picture of a cervical smear in severe inflammation (NILM category): neutrophil clusters, bacterial flora, and incomplete phagocytosis.
Hematology
May-Hegglin Anomaly in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological features of May-Hegglin anomaly in a child's blood smear: giant platelets and Döhle body-like inclusions in neutrophil cytoplasm.