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.
Tag
Inflammation
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.
Clinical cases
Granulomatous Inflammation in Lymph Node Imprint Cytology
Cytological features of sarcoid-type inflammation in a cervical lymph node: clusters of epithelioid histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells.
Lab test interpretation
Ferritin Test Limitations in Inflammation and Fever
Why you shouldn't test ferritin during fever and inflammation: the role of acute phase proteins, and changes in MCV and MCHC indices in anemia of chronic disease.