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Rouleaux formation is common in IgM gammopathy and may be particularly striking

Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD@evemariecrane

#Rouleaux #formation
Rouleaux formation ... #Rouleaux #formation ... MGUS #Clinical #Pathology ... #Hematology #Smear
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
extensive rouleaux formation ... leukemia #rouleaux #formation ... #Clinical #Smear ... #Hematology #Pathology
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
fever #Clinical #Pathology ... #Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... Clinical #Derm #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Acute Rheumatic Fever with Erythema Marginatum - Painless, nonpruritic, red annular macules appeared on the upper
infiltration of lymphocytes ... Clinical #Derm #Pathology ... Erythema #Marginatum #ErythemaMarginatum ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Clinical #Radiology #Pathology ... Tuberculosis #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
Peripheral-Blood Smear. A peripheral-blood smear (Wright’s stain) shows spherocytes (selectively indicated by arrows). #Clinical #Pathology #Spherocytosis
Peripheral-Blood Smear ... peripheral-blood smear ... #Clinical #Pathology ... HereditarySpherocytosis #NEJM
Autoagglutination should also be distinguished from “Rouleaux formation” wherein normal blood tends to form stacks on
from “Rouleaux formation ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Rouleaux #Formation
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
predominantly lymphocytes ... #clinical #NEJM ... stain #indiaInk #pathology
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
) • Rouleaux formations ... peripheral blood smear ... • Unexplained pathologic