Leukocytes Flashcards
Causes of mastocytemia
Mast cell neoplasia Enteritis Pleuritis Peritonitis Hypersensitivity Conditions
Granular Lymphocytes are?
Cytotoxic T cells
Doehle bodies are a feature of ?
Toxic neutrophils
Esp. Common in cats
What are the two types of neutrophil granules?
Primary/Azurophilic
Specific
What is the Pelger-Huet anomaly?
Neutrophil nuclear hyposegmentation
Coarse, aggregated chromatin
Heritable in dogs (Aussies, Coonhound, Foxhound)
Lymphoblasts in peripheral blood indicate:
Lymphocytic lymphoma
Malignant lymphoma with leukaemia
Describe the stress leukogram?
Neutrophila w/o left shift
Lymphopenia
Monocytosis
Eosinopenia
Inflammatory leukogram
Neutrophilia usually w/ Toxic Change
Lymphopenia & eosinopenia
+/- monocytosis
Describe the leukemoid response
Occurs with severe purulent infl’n
Marked neutrophilia
Severe left shift w/ myelocytes, progranulocytes, myeloblasts
Looks like chronic granulocytic leukemia
Leukogram in adult cattle with acute suppurative inf’n
Leukopenia
Neutropenia w/left shift
Lymphopenia
Causes of cyclical neutropenia
Heritable in Grey Collies
FeLV
Cyclophosphamide in dogs
Reptile Azurophils are comparable to?
Monocytes
