Hematology
Unusual Red Blood Cell Aggregation in Peripheral Smear
An unusual radial aggregation of red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear. Features of red blood cell morphology assessment and laboratory artifacts.
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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.
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Differential Diagnosis of Blasts and Reactive Lymphocytes
Morphological differences between reactive lymphocytes and blast cells in a blood smear: assessment of chromatin structure, cytoplasm contours, and nucleoli presence.
Hematology
Cryoglobulin Deposits in Blood Smear in Cryoglobulinemia
Morphological features of a peripheral blood smear in cryoglobulinemia: large extracellular amorphous protein deposit among red blood cells.
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Basophil Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological features of basophils in peripheral blood smear. Characteristic basophilic granularity of granulocytes under light microscopy.
Hematology
Clinical Case: Diagnosing Severe Eosinophilia
A 43-year-old man with hepatosplenomegaly and eosinophilia of 11,000/µL. Solve the clinical problem: what test is needed to clarify the diagnosis?
Hematology
Microscopy Challenge: Unusual Cell in Bone Marrow
Cytological challenge on bone marrow morphology: identify a large cell with abundant cytoplasmic granularity from a photomicrograph of a smear.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology: Unusual Poikilocyte in Blood Smear
An example of severe poikilocytosis in a peripheral blood smear: an unusually shaped erythrocyte resembling a fish, and cell morphology assessment.
Hematology
Plasmocyte vs. Macrophage Differentiation in Bone Marrow
Clinical case of bone marrow aspirate analysis from a 45-year-old male: differential diagnosis between a plasma cell and a macrophage on microscopy.
Hematology
G6PD Deficiency: Degmacytes in Blood Smear During Hemolysis
A clinical case of post-vaccination hemolysis: a sharp drop in hemoglobin, degmacytes and eccentrocytes in a peripheral blood smear in G6PD deficiency.
Hematology
Reticulocytes in Blood Smear with Supravital Staining
Morphological assessment and counting of reticulocytes in a blood smear using supravital staining with brilliant cresyl blue. Signs of pronounced reticulocytosis.