Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Haematology case

Peripheral blood cell morphology

CASE: 5 month old girl has high fever and severe respiratory symptoms. Basic blood count shows elevated leukocytes (78,3 k/uL) and slightly low haemoglobin. Morphology of the leukocytes are in the image.

Can you identify these mononuclear cells? 


















Correct answer: Reactive lymphocytes
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