Atypical basophilia

Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Myelodysplastic Syndrome With Bone Marrow Eosinophilia or Basophilia. Short title: Basophilia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Vascular basophilia in ocular and orbital tumors.

The occurrence of vascular basophilia in ocular tumors has been a selective histologic feature of retinoblastomas. We recently observed a metastatic oat-cell carcinoma to the choroid which also demonstrated such a vascular hematoxyphilia. Histologic review of a variety of ocular and orbital metastatic carcinomas failed to yield a similar basophilic pattern. Examination of 100 consecutive retino...

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of myelodysplastic syndrome with bone marrow eosinophilia or basophilia.

By retrospectively analyzing 288 patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), we sought to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of bone marrow eosinophilia and basophilia that were detected at presentation. Bone marrow eosinophilia and basophilia were defined as a differential count of each cell type exceeding 5.0% and 1.0%, respectively. Of 288 patients with MDS, 36 (...

Atypical presentation of atypical mycobacteria in atypical diabetes

A 45-year-old, non-obese male presented with low-grade, remittent fever and a fluctuant swelling over the posterior aspect of his lower left flank. Laboratory tests revealed leukocytosis, raised ESR, hyperglycemia and raised HbA1C levels. Light microscopy of Ziehl-Neelsen-stained pus sample revealed numerous acid-fast bacilli. After 72 h of incubating aspirated pus in Löwenstein-Jensen media, n...

Atypical Isolated Infections of the Infratemporal Fossa: A Diagnostic Challenge

Introduction: Atypical infratemporal fossa infections are rare and potentially fatal.   Case Report: A case of an aspergillosis localized in the infratemporal fossa and another case of tuberculosis of the infratemporal fossa originating from the maxillary sinus, is described. The first patient was immunocompromised and showed symptoms of facial numbness; whereas the other was an immunocompetent...