Spurious Leukocyte Counts and an Abnormal Histogram Pattern Due to Fibrin Clumps

Nerve compression due to an abnormal muscle.

A muscle, 7.5 c.m. long and 1.4 c.m. wide at its thickest part lay just inferior to the piriformis muscle on both sides of the lower limb. It was not part of the piriformis muscle as it originated from the lower margin of the greater sciatic notch and inserted into the greater trochanter of femur just posterior to the piriformis. (Piriformis muscle originated from the pelvis surface of the 2nd,...

Automated differential leukocyte counts.

Automated differential counts have the advantage of precision, efficiency, safety, and economy. They could potentially serve effectively in 90 percent of patients with normal counts or in 75 percent of patients with anemia only (64 percent of the total in this study). Even patients with increased white blood cell counts and major population shifts (toward granulocytes or lymphocytes) could be f...

Peripheral graft infection due to Staphylococcus aureus without abnormal findings by 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled-leukocyte scan.

Here, we present the case of an extremely subtle peripheral graft infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The lack of local signs and the negativity of all imaging studies, including (99m)Tc-HMPAO-Labelled-Leukocyte Scan which is reported to have 100% sensitivity, delayed the diagnosis and therapy, which were both provided by surgery.

Smoking, alcohol consumption, and leukocyte counts.

Blood was collected from 684 healthy volunteers and examined for total and differential white blood cell (WBC) counts. A subgroup also was tested for numbers of T cells, B cells, and CD4 and CD8 subsets. Smoking status and alcohol consumption were determined by means of questionnaire, and smoking status was verified with serum cotinine concentration. High smoking rate was associated with increa...

An Insight into the Abnormal Fibrin Clots — Its Pathophysiological Roles