Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Blood Smear & Blasts
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia: thrombocytopenia, hemorrhagic syndrome, and the morphology of atypical promyelocytes in a blood smear.
Tag
Thrombocytopenia
Hemostasis
Macrotrombocytes in Blood Smear with Thrombocytopenia
A case study of macrotrombocytes in an adolescent: comparing platelet counts by Fonio and hematology analyzer in thrombocytopenia.
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.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia and Blastosis in Canine Blood Smear
A 4-year-old dog presented with acute leukemia, marked thrombocytopenia, moderate anemia, and massive blastosis in the peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Metastatic Bone Marrow Involvement: Cytological Findings
A clinical case of metastatic bone marrow involvement: thrombocytopenia, myelocytic left shift, and atypical cell complexes in the myelogram.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts on Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of blasts with Auer rods on a peripheral blood smear. A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia with severe thrombocytopenia.
Hemostasis
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Immune Thrombocytopenia
Cytological features of bone marrow in acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: evaluation of megakaryocytic lineage, Romanowsky stain.
Hemostasis
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Immune Thrombocytopenia
Morphology of megakaryocytes in bone marrow aspirate in immune thrombocytopenia: immature forms without platelet budding and cytoplasmic basophilia.
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.
Hemostasis
Severe Thrombocytopenia in HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection
A clinical case of profound thrombocytopenia (PLT 3×10⁹/L) in HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: analyzer results and peripheral blood smear microscopy.
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).
Hemostasis
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Diagnostic Case
A clinical case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: schistocytes in a blood smear, hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and ADAMTS-13 deficiency.