Hematology
Unusual Inclusions in Lymphocytes: A Microscopy Challenge
Lymphocytes with large atypical inclusions were found in an animal's peripheral blood smear. Determine the nature of the granulation in the cell cytoplasm.
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Cold Agglutination in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
Blood smear morphology in Mycoplasma pneumoniae: severe cold agglutination of red blood cells, falsely elevated MCHC, and reactive lymphocytes with uropods.
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Giant Proerythroblast in Parvovirus B19 Infection
Bone marrow morphology in parvovirus B19 infection: characteristics of giant proerythroblasts, erythropoiesis features, and laboratory diagnostics.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacyte Vacuolization in Pompe Disease
Morphological features of bone marrow in Pompe disease: pronounced vacuolization of plasma cells, PAS cytochemistry, and acid phosphatase reaction.
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Lymph Node Cytology: Granulomatous Inflammation
Cytological features of granulomatous inflammation in a lymph node: epithelioid histiocytes and lymphocytes in a fine needle aspirate smear, Diff-Quik stain.
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Silicone Lymphadenitis: Lymph Node Puncture Cytology
Cytological signs of silicone lymphadenitis: accumulation of macrophages with numerous optically empty vacuoles in a lymph node aspirate.
Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Reactive Lymphocytes in Blood Smear
A practical exercise in leukocyte morphology: identify which numbered cell in the peripheral blood smear is not a reactive lymphocyte.
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.
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Erythroblast Count in Blood Smear: A Hematology Exercise
An interactive exercise on blood cell morphology: determine the number of nucleated erythrocyte precursors (erythroblasts) in the provided gallery.
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Large Granular Lymphocyte in Blood Smear
Morphology of a large granular lymphocyte in mycoplasma infection: cytotoxic granules moving into a cytoplasmic protrusion in a blood smear.
Hematology
Algorithm for Describing Cell Morphology in Microscopy
Key criteria for describing cell morphology: assessing size, nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio, cytoplasm structure, nuclei, chromatin, and nucleoli.
Hematology
Heinz Bodies: Cytochemical Detection in Erythrocytes
Morphology of Heinz bodies in erythrocytes with supravital Nile blue sulfate staining. Causes of formation: enzymopathies and unstable hemoglobin.