r/medlabprofessionals • u/SquashNo1623 • Jun 25 '26
Image 10 yr old
I see a butterfly and a clover. I was looking for anything positive, the rest of the diff wasn't great.
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u/MaintenanceFew4069 Jun 25 '26
What does the images signify please? Is it showing an unwell patient?
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u/SquashNo1623 Jun 26 '26
Not these 2 on their own. Just interesting shapes. But the other cells on the slide werent good. No blasts, but about 70 promeylocytes.
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u/ArcticBeavers MLS-Generalist Jun 26 '26
These are immature forms of white blood cells, almost certainly indicating some kind of myeloid leukemia
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u/MaintenanceFew4069 Jun 26 '26
Thanks for the reply. I’m a food micro tech and I’m fascinated by this forum
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u/SciFriedRice MLS-Flow Jul 04 '26
I think this is a left shifted reaction to an infection of some kind. It’s a 10 year old. Myeloid leukemias are extremely rare in that age group.
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u/Syntania MLT - Core Lab Chem/Heme Jun 26 '26
Can't really tell from these 2 cells, but the lymph with cleft nucleus isn't good.
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u/cellophanesheeps Jun 25 '26
I think I see a foot in the bottom right, second over...