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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
linear red "Auer rod ... #Clinical #Path ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
occasional Auer rods ... consistent with Auer rods ... addition to APL, Auer rods ... #Clinical #Path ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
granules, and Auer rods ... KyleBradleyMD #Auer #Rods ... Pathology #Hematology #Clinical
These are oxalate crystals, which look like little envelopes (or tetrahedrons, depending upon your point of
#Clinical #Path
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
#Clinical #Path #BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
#Clinical #Path
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
#Clinical #Path
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
#Clinical #Path
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
#Clinical #Path
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
#Clinical #Path
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
#Clinical #Path