The overall findings were consistent with Plasmodium ovale infection, one of the less common species of malaria. It is typically associated with relapsing infections due to dormant liver hypnozoites and is often distinguished by oval-shaped infected red cells with fimbriated edges.
This week’s case comes from a 29-year-old male who returned from a recent trip abroad. He presented to the emergency department with fever, chills, sweats, headache, and general malaise.
The blood film demonstrated striking red cell fragmentation with marked anisopoikilocytosis, microspherocytes, and budding cells, giving an appearance reminiscent of thermal burns – a hallmark of Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis (HPP).
This week’s Morphology Monday comes from a 6 year old child who has been experiencing chronic anaemia with intermittent jaundice.
The blood film showed red cell fragmentation with schistocytes and occasional microspherocytes. ADAMTS13 activity was normal, helping to exclude thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP).
This week’s case comes from a 35-year-old male who presented with fatigue and pallor, easy bruising, and reduced urine output.
This week’s case explored a blood film from a patient with known multiple myeloma, now presenting with progressive symptoms and worsening cytopenias.
This week’s case comes from a 69 year old male presenting with a increasing fatigue and back back over the past several months. He has also experiences recurrent infections recently.
This week’s Morphology Monday case features a patient with known Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
This week’s Morphology Monday case comes from a 26-year-old individual with a known history of anaemia who presented to A&E with generalised fatigue, mild jaundice, and bone pain in the lower limbs.
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