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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... appearance of red blood cells ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
acanthocytes/spur cells ... patient with McLeod Syndrome ... associated with chronic ... #Smear #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
A non-subtle example of true Sezary syndrome.  Patient presented with erythroderma without antecedent history of
of true Sezary syndrome ... mjcascio #Sezary #Syndrome ... #Cells #Clinical ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... Peripheral blood smear
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
schizocytes, these cells ... shapes of red cells ... hemolytic- uremic syndromes ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Chronic leukemia ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Peripheral smear ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Peripheral smear ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... Self-limiting, chronic ... but stable or chronic ... Progression to chronic
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Syndrome: 3d of ... sensitivity of blood smear ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... #microscopy #pathology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Bronchiectasis, Chronic ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... Increased plasma cells ... polarized light microscopy