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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... multiples per RBC ... Banana-shaped gametocytes are ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
Red cell autoagglutination ... process whereby red cells ... serum due to the RBCs ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
Red cell autoagglutination ... process whereby red cells ... serum due to the RBCs ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell ... involving the arms ... revealed 25% plasma cells ... Wright–Giemsa stain) #Clinical ... #NEJM
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Blood
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
crenated red blood cells ... ) are "crenated" ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria ... #microbiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... • Peripheral smear ... Hypogammaglobulinemia • Warm
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... #Microscopy
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
Spur-Cell Anemia ... peripheral-blood smear ... Acanthocytes are ... #NEJM #clinical ... peripheral #blood #smear
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
are orthochromic ... maturation of red cell ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Nucleated #RBCs