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WBC abnormalities Flashcards

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  • WBC > 10, 000
  • In response to acute infection, trauma or inflammation
  • WBCs release the colony-stimulating factor (CSF) to increase WBC production in the bone marrow
  • Increase in one of the five types of WBC (neutrophilic, lymphcytic…)
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Leukocytosis

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  • WBC <4,000

* Increased risk for infection

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Leukopenia

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Leukopenia is due to

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  • Viral infections
  • Overwhelming bacterial infections (WBC consumption> production)
  • Bone marrow disorders
  • Certain drugs
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specific reax of WBC

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Leukoerythroblastic rxn

Leukamoid rxns

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specific reaction of WBC with presence of nucleated RBC and immature neutrophils

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Leukoerythroblastic reaction

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What does the leukoerythroblastic reaction indicate?

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severe disruption of marrow (common in myelofibrosis) and possible extramedullary hematopoiesis (secondary to metastatic cancer)

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leukoerythroblastic reaction is secondary to what

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tumor, fibrosis, lymphoma or leukemia

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leukamoid reactions where WBC > 50 x 10^9/L indicate presence of immature forms such as

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  • Blast form
  • Myelocytes
  • Promyelocytes
  • Metamyelocytes
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It is the reactive leukocytosis seen in leukemia

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Leukamoid reaction

benign or malignant condition

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neutrophilia or the abnormally high neutrophil count (> 7.0 - 8.0 x 109 /L or 7000- 8000/uL) is associated with

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• Acute inflammation
• Acute stress
• Myelocytic leukemia
• Eclampsia
• Gout
• Autoimmune disease
(Rheumatoid arthritis and Thyroiditis)
• Trauma
(Infection, inflammation, malignancy)
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neutropenia or an abnormally low neutrophil count (ANC: <1500/uL) is associated with

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• Aplastic anemia
(low cell lines)
• Widespread severe bacterial infection
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy/ exposure
• Viral infection
• Increased risk of life-threatening bacterial infection
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What happens if ANC 500 - 1000?

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increased risk of

infection from exposure

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What happens if ANC < 500?

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increased risk of infection from host organisms/

normal flora

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Causes of neutrophilia

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  • due to acute shift from marginating to circulating pool

- due to chronic stimulation (excess cytokine stimulates proliferative pool)

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causes of neutrophilia due to chronic stimulation

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  • Infection
  • Chemotherapy recovery
  • Down’s Syndrome
  • Myeloprliferative disorders
  • Pregnancy or eclampsia
  • Marrow metastases
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T or F: neutropenia is the most common cause of leukopenia

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true

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extreme neutropenia (<0.5 x10^9/L)

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agranulocytosis

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Causes of neutropenia

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(Inherited vs. acquired)

  1. Decreased neutrophil production
  2. Increased neutrophil destruction
  3. Sequestration
  4. Pseudoneutropenia
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[Causes of neutropenia] Examples of inherited causes of decreased neutrophil production

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• Defective stem cell
development
- Reticular dysgenesis
- Cyclic neutropenia
- Infantile agranulocytosis
- Fanconi’s syndrome
• Genetic disorders of IS
• Disorders of cellular
development
- Chediak-Higashi
syndrome
- Lazy Leukocyte
syndrome
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[Causes of neutropenia] Examples of acquired causes of decreased neutrophil production

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• Chemical Toxicity
- Ionizing Radiation
- Benzene
• Marrow replacement
• Nutritional deficiency
-Vitamin B12, B9 (Folate)
• Cytotoxic Drugs
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[Causes of neutropenia]

What are the immune reactions involved in increased neutrophil destruction?

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• Isoimmune: transplacental transfer of maternal IgG
• Autoimmune
• Drug-induced
- Immunologic neutropenia: drug and neutrophil surface protein form an antigenic complex; neutrophils are destroyed by complement or the clumps of neutrophils are removed from the circulation or sequestered in the lungs, spleen, etc.

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[Causes of neutropenia]

Sequestration indicates a shift to what pool

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marginal pool (Neutrophils are removed from circulation and are redistributed within the body)

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[Causes of neutropenia] It is the transient reduction in count involving neutrophil agglutination due to edta and antipsychotic medications

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pseudoneutrophenia

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What are qualitative abnormalities in WBC?

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Morphological alterations or toxic changes in response to stress, infection, or inflammation
• Pelger-Huët Anomaly
• Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly

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Qualitative abnormalities seen in neutrophilia (shift to the left)

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  • Presence of increased numbers of immature/ younger/precursor/less differentiated granulocyte neutrophils in the peripheral blood
  • Reflects early or premature release of myeloid cells from the bone marrow, the site where neutrophils are generated
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conditions where qualitative abnormalities seen in neutrophilia (shift to the left)

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• Found in:

  • Normal in pregnancy or neonate
  • Infections
  • Bone marrow fibrosis
  • Bone marrow infiltration by malignancies
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Qualitative abnormalities in WBC also indicate

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  • Evidence of maturation abnormalities
  • Alterations in functional activity
  • Degenerative changes
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What is the best

indicator of severity of infection?

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Ratio of non-segmented and segmented neutrophils

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Pelger-Huët Anomaly shows neutrophils with

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uniformly sized round or bilobed nuclei (due to failure to segment)

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an autosomal dominant inherited disorder with no clinical effect

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Pelger-Huët Anomaly

*may be misinterpreted as shift to left

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Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly morphology

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Bilobed neutrophils with more condensed chromatin

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Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly are found in

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  • Myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Idiopathic myelofibrosis
  • Chronic leukemia
  • Drug Therapy
  • Infections (Malaria)
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Cytoplasmic abnormalities of neutrophils

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  • Toxic granules
  • Dohle bodies
  • May-Heggelin anomaly
  • Vacuolation
  • Degranulation
  • Pseudopods
  • Auer rods
  • Swelling
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morphology of toxic granules

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  • Altered primary granules through simulation of antigens
  • Large, dark blue-back granules
  • Clustering within the cell
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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] Transient cytoplasmic inclusions consisting of rRNA in parallel rows which are pale blue, round or elongated bodies, 1 – 5 μm located near cell membranes

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Dohle bodies

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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] Dohle bodies are found in

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segmented and band neutrophils associated with a wider range of conditions

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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] An inherited autosomal dominant condition wherein large pale basophilic Dohle-like inclusion bodies primarily
in neutrophils

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May-Heggelin anomaly

  • asymptomatic
  • decreased platelet counts = bleeding
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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] autophagocytosis in cytoplasmic vacuolation is brought upon by

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  • Sulfonamides and chloroquine (for malaria)
  • Prolonged storage of cells
  • Small and evenly distributed vacuoles
  • Degranulation on exposure to toxins and high dose radiation
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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] Phagocytosis of ECM seen in cytoplasmic vaculation is seen in

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sepsis; associated with toxic granules (large and unevenly distributed vacuoles)

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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] These are granule-free protrusions of cytoplasm indicating sluggish neutrophil locomotion

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Pseudopods

*artifactual due to prolonged storage in EDTA; rare

41
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[Cytoplasmic abnormalities] These are small azurophil rods in the cytoplasm of myeloblasts and promyelocytes sometimes found in mature neutrophils

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auer rods

*AML and myelodisplastic syndrome

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Nuclear abnormalities of wbc

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• Pyknotic and/or necrotic
nuclei
• Hypersegmentation
• Nuclear projections
• Ring forms
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[Nuclear abnormalities of wbc] seen in long term infections; normal-large size with increased % of neutrophils with 5-6 lobes of >3% neutrophils

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Hypersegmented nuclei

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Hypersegmented nuclei are found in

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  • Megaloblastic anemia
  • Chronic infection
  • Iron deficiency
  • Liver disease
  • Uremia
  • Hereditary
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[Nuclear abnormalities of wbc] shrunken and dense nuclei found in sepsis, AML or poor staining/prep

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Pyknotic nuclei

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[Nuclear abnormalities of wbc] hairlike projection with detached nuclear material in cytoplasm which are seen in band forms found in inner side of the band form, facing the centriole

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Toxic nuclear projections

*irregular staining inside the nucleus)

47
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Toxic nuclear projections are seen in

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  • Metastatic carcinoma
  • Irradiation
  • Dysgranulopoiesis
  • Patients on anti-cancer chemotherapy
  • HIV
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[Nuclear abnormalities of wbc] nucleus ring or doughnut shaped found in toxic and malignant myeloproliferative states, early infxnss, AML, MA

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Ringed nuclei

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A morphological abnormality which is a rare fetal hereditary disorder found in children making them susceptible to infxns wherein neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes are affected with large irregular granules

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

*primarily due to neutrophil’s impaired function

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Patients display these in Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

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  • Oculocutaneous albinism
  • Photophobia
  • Sun sensitivity
  • Neuropathy (deranged senses)
  • Pancytopenia (all blood cell lines are decreased)
  • Infections (especially Staphylococcus aureus)
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eosinophilia, an inherited autosomal dominant, malignant or reactive disorder is indicated by

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> 0.7 x 10^9/L and eosinophil metamyelocyte in peripheral blood

(left shift)

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Where is eosinophilia found?

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• Reactive eosinophilia
- Parasitic or hypersensitivity disorders
- Suppress all helminths (Association of eosinophil count and parasitic death)
• Myeloproliferative disorders
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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[Quantitative Abnormalities of eosinophil] persistent and extreme eosinophilia which is parasitic, allergic, malignant, idiopathic

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Hypereosinophilic syndrome (>1.5 x 109/L)

54
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Eosinopenia is indicated by _____ and is associated with production abnormalities

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0.05x10^9/L

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Where is eosinopenia usually seen?

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• Acute bacterial infections
(Due to sequestration, margination and chemotaxis)
• ACTH administration
(Glucocorticoids, prostaglandins and epinephrine)

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Qualitative eosinophil abnormalities

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Degranulation (most prominent)
Vacuolation
Hypersegmentation

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basophilia (>0.3 x10^9/L) is seen in

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Conditions caused by eosinophilia since both of them are
controlled by T-lymphocytes and are of the same stem cell
line
Myeloproliferative disorders

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Type I hypersensitivity reactions, long-term foreign antigen stimulation, hypothyroidism, ulcerative colitis, estrogen therapy

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Reactive basophilia

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Transient basophilia is usually seen in

60
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Degranulation in basophil quali abno are due to

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ingestion of fatty meal

antigen-related stimulation

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Monocytosis or >0.9 x10^9/L monocytes accompanies what other quantitative abno?

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neutrophilia due to common stem cell line

*may be reactive or malignant

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Monocytosis is usually seen in

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• Chronic bacterial infections
(Bacterial endocarditis, malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid)
• Chronic inflammation
(Collagen vascular diseases, Systematic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Sarcoidosis)
• Malignant – AML, CA, MDS, Hodgkin’s disease
• post splenectomy in chronic neutropenia

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Monocytopenia or <0.03x10^9/L is seen in

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Administration of glucocorticoids and overwhelming infections

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T or F: qualitative abno in monocytes are responses to stimuli

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true

(immature monocytes; transformation into histiocytes, macrophages [^cyto volume, ^dense granules, ^cyto vacuolation, IC debris, highly irreg cytoplasmic borders, reticular chromatin and visible nucleoli], alteration into long thin band-like shape)

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These abnormalities are nonmalignant, reactive Disorders with self-limited lymphoproliferative responses

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Lymphocyte abnormalities

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Lymphocytosis in adults and children

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  • Adults: > 4.0 x109/L lymphocytes

* Children: > 9.0 x109/L lymphocytes

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T or F: It is important to determine the relative increase in the number of circulating lymphocytes

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false, absolute

68
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Lymphocytosis can be seen in

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Usually in viral infections, may also be seen in pertussis

69
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Lymphopenia occurs in

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• Immunodeficiency syndromes
(Congenital (e.g. DiGeorge syndrome) and Acquired conditions (e.g. AIDS))
• Corticosteroid therapy
• Neoplasia
(Hodgkin’s disease, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and advanced carcinomas)
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy

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Lymphocyte abno where atypical, variant or Downey cell is seen with foamy, dense, vacuolated, basophilia (radial or peripheral) or irregular border (scalloped)

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Reactive lymphocytes

*larger than normal

71
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variant of reactive lymphocyte which is also called

*with basophilic, vacuolated, foamy appearance of cytoplasm

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Plasmacytoid Lymphocyte, Basophilic Lymphocyte, and the Turk’s irritation cell

*in transition to plasma cells; functionally immunocompetent

72
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origin of type I reactive lymphocyte

73
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variant of reactive lymphocyte with infectious mononucleosis cells which is seen in EBV or CMV and others reactive conditions

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type II

*Fried egg or flared skirt appearance
® Cytoplasm: abundant and indented, deep blue with peripheral accentuation, skirting ofcytoplasm around rbcs

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Transformed or Reticular Lymphocytes

coarse reticular nuclear pattern

75
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disorders in absolute lymphocytosis with variant lymphocytes

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  • Infectious mononucleosis
  • Acute Viral Hepatitis
  • Cytomegalovirus infections
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disorders in Relative lymphocytosis

with variant lymphocytes

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  • Toxoplasmosis

* Viral-related disorders: MMR, Chickenpox, Viral Pneumonia

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[Benign Disorders of Variant Lymphocytes] Immune disorders

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  • Drug Reactions
  • Serum sickness
  • Idiopathic thrombocytopenia
  • Autoimmune Hemolytic anemia
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[Benign Disorders of Variant Lymphocytes] Non-viral infections

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  • TB • Typhus
  • Syphilis • Diphtheria
  • Malaria • Brucellosis
  • Rickettsia
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[Benign Disorders of Variant Lymphocytes]Absolute lymphocytosis
with normal lymphocytes

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  • Acute infectious lymphocytosis

* Pertussis

80
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[Benign Disorders of Variant Lymphocytes]
Relative lymphocytosis
with normal lymphocytes

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• Neutropenia

81
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T or F: Neoplastic disorders of WBCs are derived from a single precursor cell with all the affected cells showing features of deviation from the precursor cell

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Three types of neoplastic disorders of wbcs

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  • Myeloproliferative disorders
  • Lymphoproliferative disorders
  • Immunoproliferative disorders
83
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Malignancies of leukocytes

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myeloma

leukemia

84
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malignant proliferation of plasma cells

85
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Malignant proliferation of the WBC with the presence of the immature forms in the peripheral circulation

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Two classifications of leukemia

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• Based on Duration: Acute or Chronic (Adults)
• Based on the Type of Blood Cell Affected:
- Lymphocytic leukemia: lymphoid cells
- Myeloid or myelogenous leukemia: pluripotent myeloid stem cells

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Acute leukemia

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• With symptoms of depressed
bone marrow function:
® Anemia ® Bleeding
® Fatigue ® Infection
• Bone pain
• Lymphadenopathy
• Splenomegaly
• Hepatomegaly
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lymphocytic leukemia involves

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immature lymphocytes and their progenitors that originate in the bone marrow, but infiltrate the spleen, lymph nodes, CNS, and other tissues

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MALIGNANT DISORDERS OF VARIANT LYMPHOCYTES

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• Acute lymphoblastic (ALL) leukemia (young children)
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) (adults)
• Lymphomas
® Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
® Hodgkin’s disease

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