A 55 year old man with history of coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type 2 is hospitalized following an above-the-knee amputation. A CBC finds mild anemia and thrombocytopenia with a mildly elevated WBC and differential. A tech is reviewing his smear and brings a slide to you because the "neutrophils look strange." You look at the smear and see that almost all neutrophils have the appearance of those in this image. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 55 year old man with history of coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type 2 is hospitalized following an above-the-knee amputation. A CBC finds mild anemia and thrombocytopenia with a mildly elevated WBC and differential. A tech is reviewing his smear and brings a slide to you because the "neutrophils look strange." You look at the smear and see that almost all neutrophils have the appearance of those in this image. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter2: Basic Hematology

Section2.9: White Blood Cell Differential Count

Problem 2.1CS

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