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Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Clinical #Path #APL ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
#Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
peripheral blood smear ... In addition to APL ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer ... Rods #AuerRods #APL
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... Derm #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Trypanosomiasis ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
myelogenous leukemia (AML ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
biopsy of the tongue ... of light-chain (AL ... under polarized microscopy ... AL amyloidosis is ... #lightchain #NEJM
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Tuberculosis #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
• P. malariae: ALL ... schizonts • P. vivax: ALL ... merozoites • P. ovale: ALL ... Algorithm #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... peripheral blood smear ... not required in all ... dysplasia on the smear ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential