WBC Anomalies Flashcards
nuclear remnants of lymphocytes
-thumbprint appearance
Smudge cells
nuclear remnants of granulocytic cells
Basket cells
lymphocyte with hand-mirror appearance
–protrusion from cytoplasm
Hand-mirror lymphocytes
Alius-Grignaschi Anomaly aka.
Myeloperoxidase deficiency
low or absent myeloperoxidase enzyme
Alius-Grignaschi Anomaly
-normal ang cell morph
seen in IM
Hand mirror lymphocytes
tests in Chronic Granulomatous disease
- Chemiluminescence
2. Nitroblue Tetrazolium Reduction
CGD (+) in NBT reduction appears
no color change
Chronic Granulomatous disease affects what cells
Nuetrophils
able to engulf BUT NOT ABLE to DIGEST
more commonly affected gender in CGD
Boys
what are formed in CGD
Granulomas
deficiency in sphingomyelinase
Niemann-Pick Disease (NPD)
Cells found in Niemann-Pick disease
foam cel (Pick cell)
foam cell/pick cell is what cell?
Macrophage
NPD common in
Ashkenazi Jews
a defect in catabolic enzyme Beta-glucocerebroside
Gaucher disease
Gaucher disease cells appearance
crumpled tissue paper, onion skin appearance
pseudogaucher cell
myeloproliferative disorders
most common of the lipidoses
Gaucher disease
Gaucher disease tests
- Chitotriosidase
2. PAS
nucleus has greater than or equal to 6 lobes
Hypersegmented neutrophils
Hypersegmented neutrophils seen in
megaloblastic anemias
rare hereditary condition characterized by normal granulocyte production; nevertheless, there is impaired
release into the blood
Myelokathexis
Pelger-huet anomaly aka.
True or Congenital PHA
Pince-nez or spectacle form of nucleus
PHA
Pseudo pelger huet anomaly aka
Acquired PHA
Acquired PHA is seen in
acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms, and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), HIV infection, tuberculosis, Mycoplasma pneumo
hyposegmentation
1-2 lobes
most common genetic disorder of WBC
PHA
Neutrophils in TRUE PHA
- show normal granulation
- function normally