COMMON MORPHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES OF …

7 Learning Guide: WBC: Neutrophil GranulocytesFigure 6. Neutrophil granulocyte with hypersegmented 5. Pelger-Hu t cells with defective nuclear segmentation. A: Lack of nuclear lobes B: Bi-lobed nucleusFigure 5 AFigure 5 BCOMMON MORPHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES OF NEUTROPHIL GRANULOCYTESSome of the more COMMON ABNORMALITIES of neutrophil morphology that can be seen in peripheral blood are described ,12 1. PELGER HU T ANOMALYP elger Hu t anomaly is a rare benign autosomal dominant disorder characterized by defective nuclear segmentation (hypo-segmentation of the nucleus in neutrophils (Figure 5). Nuclei are bi-lobed, dumbbell-shaped or do not have lobes at all.)

infections in neonates and alcoholics. Although left shift is typically a sign of infection and inflammation, left-shifted granulopoiesis may also be observed in certain myeloid malignancies. In addition, treatment with GM-CSF (as part of stem cell ... neutrophils on peripheral blood smears.15 Counting band neutrophils has been shown to be ...

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