Leukocyte Disorders Flashcards
what is the normal relative neutrophil count?
50-70%
determined the number of segmented and band neutrophils
absolute neutrophil count
nonpathologic causes of neutrophilia
strenuous exercise, emotional stress, shock, burns, trauma, labor, pregnancy, increase in epinephrine
reactive leukocytosis above 50x10^9/L with neutrophilia and a marked left shift (presence of immature forms)
leukemoid reaction
what is neutrophilic leukemoid reaction may be cocnfused as?
chronic myelogenous leukemia
presence of immature neutrophils, nucleated red blood cells. and teardrop RBCs in the same sample. may be accompanied by neutrophilia but not always
leukoerythroblastic reaction
what does leukoerythroblastic reaction point to?
space-occupying lesion in the bone marrow
sever form of neutropenia
agranulocytosis
maternal IgG crosses the placenta and binds to neutrophil-specific antigens inherited from the father
alloimmune neonatal neutropenia
a primary illness in children in which moderate to severe neutropenia develops as a result of antibodies to HNA-1
autoimmune neutropenia
autosomal recessive disorder characterized by marrow failure, pancreatic insufficiency, and skeletal abnormalities. intermittent neutropenia that fluctuates from severely low to near normal
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
autosomal recessive disease characterized by severe neutropenia that presents shortly after birth and bone marrow granulocyte hypoplasia with maturation arrest at promyelocyte stage
Kostmann syndrome
gene that codes for neutrophil elastase
ELANE / ELA2
approximately 50% of px have mutations in ELANE/ELA2 and have periods of severe neutropenia every 21 days
cyclic neutropenia
shows more immature neutrophils than mature neutrophils, suggesting that cells are lost during maturation
chronic idiopathic neutropenia
autosomal recessive or x-linked inherited disease characterized by variable degrees of bone marrow failure, peripheral cytopenias, and increased risk for hematologic malignancies and other cancers
fanconi anemia
sex-linked recessive, autosomal dominant or autosomal recessively inherited disorder with a heterogenous presentation. patients have mucocutaneous abnormalities, abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy, and leukoplakia, bone marrow failure
dyskeratosis congenita
nonmalignant eosinophilia is generally caused by
cytokine stimulation especially from IL3 and IL5
major function of eosinophil wherein substances are released that damage and offending organism or target cell
degranulation
px with >1.5x10^9/L lasting more than 6 months without any identifiable cause, what is the diagnosis
hypereosinophilic syndrome
accompanied by neutrophilia during infection or inflammation
eosinophilia
common cause of basophilia
presence of malignant myeloproliferative neoplasm
frequently first sign of recovery from acute overwhelming infection or severe neutropenia (most common after cancer chemo) which is positive
monocytosis
absolute monocyte count of <0.2x10^9/L
monocytopenia
found in patients receiving steroid therapy or hemodialysis or in sepsis. epstein-barr virus infected px
monocytopenia
reference range for relative lymphocytes
20-40%
an inner nuclear membrane protein that combines beta-type lamins and heterochromatin and plays a major role in leukocyte nuclear shape changes
lamin beta-receptor gene
autosomal dominant disorder characterized by decreased nuclear segmentation and coarse chromatin clumping pattern
pelger-huet anomaly
where is neutrophil hypersegmentation most often associated with?
megaloblastic anemia
it can be seen in myelodysplastic syndromes and represent a form of myeloid dysplasia.
neutrophil hypersegmentation
in this disorder, neutrophil hypersegmentation can be seen but px shows no sign of megaloblastic anemia
hereditary neutrophil hypersegmentation
hereditary condition characterized by normal granulocyte production but with impaired release into circulation that leads to neutropenia
myelokathexis
neutrophils appear hypermature, hypersegmented, hypercondensed chromatin, and pyknotic changes. cytoplasmic vacuoles may also be observed
myelokathexis
a syndrome in which warts, neutropenia, hypogammaglobinemia, infections, and myelokathexis are common findings
WHIM syndrome
incomplete degradation of mucopolysaccharides
alder-reilly anomaly
neutrophil that has a normal size 4-6 lobes in the nucleus found in the stage of recovery from infection
polycyte
Larger than normal neutrophil and has 5-10 nuclear lobes
macropolycyte
where is macropolycyte found?
pernicious anemia
Nucleus of the neutrophil becomes smaller and denser; nuclear segments disappear, leaving several balls of dense chromatin.
pyknocyte
Cell has a chromatin arrangement which
gives the cell a “moth-eaten” or “tunneled” appearance or “swiss-cheese”. Cell has prominent azurophilic granules
virocyte/ atypical lymphocyte/ downey type cell/ turk irritation cell