Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Leukocyte Morphology Case

What can you say about these leukocytes?

37 years old woman, high fewer, shore throat and abdominal pain. High WBC count, left shift in the differential count (metamyelocytes and bands) and low thrombocytes. D-dimer was also elevated. Peripheral blood smear findings are in the picture below.


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Source: HJEM
Image credits: Christine L. Hann, M.D., Ph.D., Eric P. Schmidt, M.D
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