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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
linear red "Auer rod ... typical for acute ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... falciparum but rare ... in blood smears ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Acute promyelocytic ... morphologic features are ... granules, and Auer rods ... Pathology #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... only in P.f. but rare ... in blood smears ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
diagnosed with acute ... peripheral blood smear ... in neutrophils are ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #Auer
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Culture and Blood Smear ... Gram negative rods ... Culture #Blood #Smear ... #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Blood
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
cells) - Blood Smear ... infected RBCs) are ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria ... #microbiology
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
on culture and microscopy ... 1-5% of adults are ... spp. tend to be rods ... catarrhalis #culture #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... , acute and convalescent ... often experience acute ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical