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Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... - Increased Neutrophils ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Increased #Neutrophils ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
Hypersegmented neutrophil ... Dysplastic neutrophils ... Hypersegmented #neutrophils
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil ... Metamyelocytes #Bands #Neutrophils
Sweet’s Syndrome - Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 

The syndrome involves fever, painful rash, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... painful rash, neutrophilic ... leukocytosis, and neutrophil ... Sweets #Syndrome #neutrophilic
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
granulocytes (neutrophils ... Neutrophil bands ... : Immature neutrophils ... as significant neutrophilia ... Mature neutrophils
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
> 10% Band neutrophils ... Band neutrophils ... Differential Diagnosis ... counts may delay diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... Neutrophilic dermatoses ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... infiltrate of neutrophils ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased Neutrophils Only
 • Bicytopenia / Pancytopenia

#Neutropenia #Differential
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Decreased Neutrophils ... #Differential #Diagnosis
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

Metamyelocyte: The nucleus is indented to less than
metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil ... nucleus Band neutrophil ... metamyelocyte #band #neutrophil ... comparison #pathology #diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Majority anti-neutrophil ... CPR) cytoplasmic neutrophilic ... #Differential #Diagnosis