2013-08-13
Mystery cells case #16: Female infant with grey hair
This case presents a 1 ½ year old Asian female that came to the hospital with an infection and high fever. Her hair was of a gray color and her skin was pale and gray.
What can you see when you look at the cells?
Thank you to the hospital in the Western United States for providing us with this quite unusual case!
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Chediak-Higashi
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, are there also pictures available from lymphocytes and monocytes with these giant inclusions
Chediak-Higashi syndrome. Very nice pictures of neutrophils with large lysosomes.
A nice example of Chediak-Higashi anomaly. The giant granules are well exhibited.
Chediak Higashi, definitely
I agree Chediak Higashi
Chediak-Higashi
It seems most people agree with your response. What SPECIFIC characteristics led to this conclusion?
Nice – classic Chediak
Chediak Higashi, or a storage disorder.
Chediak-Higashi would have like to have seen a lymphocyte with a single inclusion
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
I agree, Chediak-Higashi.
I agree–Chediak-Higashi
constitutional eosinophilia