Sunday, August 17, 2014

Peripheral Blood Cell Morphology Challenge

Sunday Quiz

Case: 62 years old dairy worker from Denmar has been complaining bone pain and abdominal disconfort for some time. Now she has bruises all over her body and her nose is bleeding very easily.
Basic blood count shows anemia, leukopenia and severe trombocytopenia. Blood smear was taken and the findings are in the image.

Can you identify these three particles and what could be the diagnosis?
















Correct answer: 1. Megacaryocyte nukleus, 2. Blast and 3. Megtrombocyte. Thios patient has myelofibrosis.

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