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A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytic leukemia (APL ... treatment, her peripheral ... In addition to APL ... #Microscopy #Auer ... Rods #AuerRods #APL
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Rich Davis, PhD, ... D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Rich Davis, PhD, ... D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Lymphadenopathy AML ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... cutaneous plaques) AML
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... Rich Davis, PhD ... , D(ABMM), MLS @ ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Daniela Hermelin, MD ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
: ALL STAGES PRESENT ... schizonts • P. vivax: ALL ... merozoites • P. ovale: ALL ... #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
12-13 g/dL, • ANC ... BMP, uric acid, peripheral ... smear, reticulocyte ... Matthew Ho, MD ... PhD @MatthewHoMD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Smear: • Dysplastic ... involve one, two, or all ... transformation to AML ... blood smear • ... progression to AML