8 results
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 #
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
acanthocytes/spur cells ... expression of Kell RBC ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... #Pathology #Microscopy
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
🔬Tumor cells are ... size lymphoid cells ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... D-dimer, egg) are ... anemia #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
crenated red blood cells ... not infected RBCs ... ) are "crenated" ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #malaria #microbiology
Grouped Pustules on an Erythematous Base - On physical examination, grouped, coalescing pustules that had scalloped
seen on the left arm ... multinucleated giant cells ... Clinical #Derm #Pathology ... #Tzsanck #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Neoplastic plasma cells with nucleoli (left image) and intranuclear Dutcher body (right image).

Dutcher bodies are round,
Neoplastic plasma cells ... Dutcher bodies are ... #Intranuclear #Pathology ... #Clinical #Smear ... #Microscopy #PlasmaCells
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... sensitivity of blood smear ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical