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Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... cell count Basophils ... similarly to mast cells ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... #hematology #basophils
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
A peripheral-blood ... 25% plasma cells ... Wright–Giemsa stain) #Clinical ... #HONC #Derm #Plasmacytomas ... #Smear #NEJM
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
anemia Sickled red cells ... Bite cells: G6PD ... , Thalassemia Basophilic ... #hematology #microscopy ... interpretation #clinical
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 #Blood
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Rapidly rising blast cells ... : Granulocytic cells ... eosinophilia, basophilia ... Cells are in the ... #Hematology #Oncology
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
cells, aka normoblasts ... other nucleated cells ... fetus/newborn the causes ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Nucleated
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
- Summary Cancer ... Skin: - CLL cells ... • Peripheral smear ... : Smudge cells or ... basket cells can
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
by blood cells ... blood cells, red ... blood cells or ... cells - red blood ... cells, white blood
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... polychromatophilic cells ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Microscopy
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... anti-coagulation • Hematologic ... Disease: (i.e. leukemia ... retinal edema caused ... Retina • Ganglion cells