Examination of Bone Marrow for M. Leprae

Mycobacterium leprae in bone marrow

The case of a 54-year-old man, who was referred to evaluate a consumptive syndrome with anemia and fever of unknown origin, is reported. A physical examination revealed madarosis, nodular lesions on the ears, nasal soft tissue collapse, subcutaneous nodules on arms and generalized lymphadenopathy. Laboratory tests showed anemia (Hb 8.8 g/dL, mean corpuscular volume 82.4 fL, mean corpuscular hem...

Examination of Bone Marrow

The Role of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone Marrow Biopsy in Diagnosis of Bone Marrow Metastases

Background: Bone marrow is the site of many malignant disorders and it is one of the common places for solid tumors to metastasize. Examination of the bone marrow aspirate and biopsy is a routine procedure performed for assessment of various conditions such as cytopenias, hematologic neoplasms, nonmalignant disorders and metastatic neoplasms. Methods: The patients were referred to the Hema...

Keywords: Bone marrow aspiration, Bone marrow trephine biopsy, Bone marrow examination

Materials and Methods: BMA and BMB were performed on 50 patients. Criteria of inclusion included the main indications for performing this procedure, the availability of full medical records and patient consent. The patients had a male to female sex ratio of 1.6:1 and a wide age range from 4 years to 74 years. Results: In the present study, the main indications for bone marrow examination were c...

Bone marrow examination of pancytopenic children.

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical profiles and determine the frequency of different aetiologies of pancytopenia based on bone marrow examination. METHODS This is a retrospective study conducted over a 15 month period and included 279 pancytopenic children of both sexes from 1 month to 16 years of age, who underwent bone marrow biopsy. Patients on cancer therapy or on immunosuppressive treatmen...