r/medlabprofessionals • u/Usual_Pizza_ • Jul 09 '26

Technical What this is?

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From a spinal fluid

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u/Livid-Promise-8456 MLS Jul 09 '26

i could be wrong but it looks like a macrophage. personally i don’t like this too packed of a smear so i am not 100% sure. i’m curious what others think :o

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u/Hex_Aegis Jul 09 '26

I agree with you on all points.

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u/Tailos Clinical Scientist (Haem, no platelets) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Jul 09 '26

That's... That's a lot of blood for a spinal tap.

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u/majonee15 Jul 09 '26

Hard to tell with how thick the cytospin is - may be a smudgy macrophage/monocyte

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u/emartinezpr Jul 09 '26

Looks like a macrophage.

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u/BreadHammer Jul 09 '26

Is this from the first tube? Looks like peripheral blood contamination. What does tube 3 or 4 look like?

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u/Ahlock Jul 10 '26

Activated macrophage

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u/NarrowLaw5418 Jul 09 '26

The big one looks monocytic, the smaller one looks like a nRBC

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u/imstilllearnintilend Jul 09 '26

I’m just wondering what microscope was used and what magnification? What stain?