Blood smears stained with Wright-Giemsa were obtained from 124 patients with pathologically confirmed cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), 70 patients with various other cutaneous disorders, and ten healthy adult volunteers. These were examined in a blinded fashion for atypical lymphocytes with cerebriform nuclei (CLs), which were characterized further according to cell diameter. CLs, comprising u...

background: anaplasmosis belongs to the complex of several tick-borne diseases and can cause diseases in the livestock with high economical losses. cattle that recover from acute infection become carriers and the parasite can persist most probably for the lifetime in the blood. the aim of the present study was the determination of the persistently infected cattle in a region of iran with the pr...

BACKGROUND "Vacuolated" eosinophils (ie, eosinophils with empty, nonstaining granules) have been described previously in normal Greyhounds. However, to our knowledge, detailed studies of granules in vacuolated and normal eosinophils in this breed have not been performed. OBJECTIVE The objective of this prospective study was to characterize some of the morphologic, ultrastructural, and cytoche...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the quantity and quality of platelets in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) samples prepared using either the single- or the double-centrifugation protocol. METHODS Ten adult white New Zealand rabbits were used. Ten ml of blood were drawn from each animal via cardiac puncture. Each blood sample was divided into two equal parts for PRP preparation: 5...

A captive adult common mynah (Acridotheres tristis) died shortly after a course of seizure and opisthotonous with an illness characterized by severe lethargy, depression, loss of appetite, polyurate, and urate discoloration. Abdominal distention and hepatomegly, visible over the abdominal skin, were noticed clinically. At necropsy, severe enlargement of liver with general discoloration was obvi...

The estimation of filariasis prevalence in Biase Local Government has previously relied upon clinical evaluation and examination of night blood smears. However, night blood smears examination fail to detect the infection in individuals having low parasitaemia and cryptic filarial infection. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of filarialsis in nine wards of Biase local g...

The study was designed to determine the prevalence of congenital malaria, cord blood and placental malaria parasitaemia and the prevalence of clinical manifestations of congenital malaria. Ile-Ife is a holoendemic area for malaria. Placental, cord and peripheral blood smears of 120 newborn babies were examined for malaria parasites. They consisted of 104 (86.7 per cent) full term babies and 16 ...

a captive adult common mynah (acridotheres tristis) died shortly after a course of seizure and opisthotonous with an illness characterized by severe lethargy, depression, loss of appetite, polyurate, and urate discoloration. abdominal distention and hepatomegly, visible over the abdominal skin, were noticed clinically. at necropsy, severe enlargement of liver with general discoloration was obvi...

Background: The use of conventional stains including Giemsa, Wright and Leishman have become an essential tool for differential diagnosis of cells in peripheral blood. Aims: The aim of the study was to develop a new combination of Leishman-Giemsa (L&G;) stain for avian blood smears and to compare its efficacy with conventional staining methods. Methods:<...