HematologyOutlines - Atlas
Primary Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue ›› Bone Marrow ›› Abnormal
Leishmania in Histiocytes*
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![](/images/scope_icon.gif) › Microscopic Features:- Small round/oval parasitic forms with kinetoplasts are noted here within the cytoplasm of this histiocyte
![](/images/normal_icon.gif) › Normal % blood-PB, marrow-BM, lymphoid tissue-LN:- PB: None
- BM: None
- LN: None
![](/images/resemble_icon.gif) › May Resemble:- Histoplasma in histiocytes
- Cellular debris in Histiocytes
- Bacteria in Histiocytes
![](/images/ddx_icon.gif) › Differential Diagnoses:
Leishmaniasis Histoplasmosis Cellular debris within histiocytes Bacterial infection |
![](/images/immuno_icon.gif) › Classic Immunophenotype:
![](/images/cartoon_icon.gif) › Cartoon Image:
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![RBC](/images/rbc_clear.gif) for direct comparison![](/images/misc_icon.gif) › Misc:- Histoplasma fungal forms lack kinetoplasts (small dark blue rod shaped structures within the organism) which are present in leishmania
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