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Ibrutinib non-responders may benefit from combination therapy for CLL
Digital digest - 2 February
HSF1 blockers promising for multiple myeloma
DNA repair and packaging genes linked to multiple myeloma risk
BSH Blood Transfusion Guidelines used in NBTC Blood Components App
Digital digest - 9 February
Ageing immune system ‘key to cancer development risk’
Hybrid-capture sequencing backed for lymphoid cancer
Digital digest - 16 February
Latest radiotherapy device will fine-tune bone marrow irradiation
BSH member Dr Amit Sud awarded haematology research medal
Progress predicted in haemoglobin disorder care
Landmark CAR T-cell study results published
Warning over anticoagulant use for atrial fibrillation in CKD
Digital digest - 23 February
Imaging tools reveals inner structure of red blood cells
Celebrating Success: BSH member part of haematology department awarded Myeloma UK service award
Promise for novel treatment in severe bleeding disorder
Digital Digest - 2 March
Age does not affect NHL survival after HCT
STAT5 inhibitor could target oncogenic pathway in leukaemia
Increased heart failure risk for breast cancer and lymphoma patients
Mixed-phenotype acute leukaemia patients benefit from less toxic therapy
International women's day 2018: Meet some of our women members making a difference in haematology
Digital Digest - 20 April
Former BSH President Allan Victor Hoffbrand wins Sultan Bin Khalifa International Thalassemia Grand International Award
Cardiovascular risks faced by child cancer survivors
Clue to future ALL relapse
Headway in development of lymphoma epigenetics therapeutics
BSH becomes sponsor and partner of Health Volunteers Overseas
Stored blood ‘less safe’ for some patients
Warning as blood stocks stay low
BSH announces Professor Simon Rule as new Vice President
Scientists get stem cells through... the snow
Rare disease patients need Europe - MPs
Applications are now open for NHS England’s Clinical Entrepreneurs Programme
New therapeutic targets for aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Warfarin alternatives effective for catheter ablation
Anaemia risks maternal death
Applications open for Chief Scientific Officer's Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme for leaders in healthcare science
Annual Scientific Meeting - Join the social media campaign
New VTE prevention guidance for over-16s
Professor John Barrett MD appointed as Editor-in-Chief of British Journal of Haematology
Genetic variation and biomarkers may help predict brain injury risk in paediatric ALL
Gene fusion an early event in childhood leukaemia
Chronic graft-versus-host disease gene regulation insight
‘Organic gene therapy’ approach suggested for red cell disorders
New cancer drug class unveiled at Imperial
Genetic alterations in multiple myeloma revealed
Novel epigenetic link to blood cancer
NHS genomics project “at risk” - MPs
BSH announces Professor Cheng-Hock Toh as President
Special Resolution to adopt updated articles
Digital Digest - 11 May
Bloodwise Highlights from the BSH Annual Scientific Meeting 2018
NHS preparing to offer CAR-T therapy to patients
‘Young, Black and Stigmatised’ - Dr Sonia Wolf wins inaugural Crucible Prize
Progress towards universal red cell source
Meta-analysis reveals best treatments for post-partum haemorrhage
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust are inviting grant applications as they launch new research strategy
Genetic profiling of blood samples could help personalise multiple myeloma treatment
Genomic analysis could help patients with DLBCL
Type O blood ‘increases risk of death from trauma’
World Thalassaemia Day – Time of new hope?
BSH celebrating International Nurses Day 2018
Introducing Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - BSH President's first message
Step towards biomarker that predicts CAR T cell therapy response
Senior haematologists have called on NHS England to reverse restrictions on using ibrutinib to treat relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
CPD budget cuts affecting nursing skills - Royal College of Nursing
Tablet hope for cancer-related VTE
Genome sequencing allows improved blood transfusion matching
Inflammatory signalling protein plays key role in AML
Haemophilia survey highlights fears
ALL gene-environment interaction points to hygiene factor
How haemophilia nursing care is evolving
European trial of new leukaemia drug pairing
Reprogrammed cells could correct haemophilia B
Genomic atlas of human plasma proteome unveiled
BSH celebrate World Blood Donor Day 2018
Chief Executive of the Sickle Cell Society is awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Bone marrow recreated in lab
Gene editing of healthy cells offers prospect for CAR T treatment of AML
World Sickle Cell Day - Dr Sonia Wolf Q&A
What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)?
Football key to blood donor recruitment
New target to fight Fanconi anaemia
GP urgent cancer referrals increase sharply
Message from BSH President
Lymphoma risk from myelofibrosis treatment
Blood cancer therapy toxicity examined
New drugs are improving survival times for patients with aggressive type of blood cancer
BSH Celebrating 70 years of the NHS
Sepsis research targets vascular leakage
New drugs improve MCL patient survival times
Leukaemia virus changes DNA packaging
DOACs a safe alternative to warfarin
EMA approves CAR T-cell therapies in milestone decision
Former BSH President Dr Patrick Carrington interviewed on BBC 5 Live for NHS 70th Anniversary
Contaminated blood inquiry truth promise
Gene therapy hope for Hunter syndrome
Genetic changes in blood predict AML risk
Biomedical science day 2018 - Meet BSH Member Dr Maria Teresa Esposito
AML cell study offers clues to super-drug improvement
Off-target effects dash gene editing hopes
Genetics of Xga blood group system uncovered
Urine test useful for monoclonal gammopathy
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh
BSH President Professor Cheng-Hock Toh elected as Academic Vice President of the RCP
Blood cancers taking longer to be diagnosed than other cancers
Study informs on monosomy 7 genetics
Fertility risk for sickle cell and chemotherapy patients
Knife crime surge draws on blood stocks
Urgent appeal for Ro blood donors
BSH expanding Early Stage Research Start-Up programme
Leukaemia patients spared repeat chemotherapy following NHS review
Shot Report 2017 published
Obituary - Dr S. Mitchell Lewis
Former BSH President Dr Victor Hoffbrand receives Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Haematology
Computational platform developed for multiple myeloma treatment
Simple blood test could detect Multiple Myeloma
Novel targets for mixed lineage leukaemia
Patients perplexed by blood cancer diagnosis
Brexit blood product plans revealed
Tributes to campaigner who became nurse
Blood cancer patients could be denied life-saving CAR-T therapy
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - August 2018
Blood cancer awareness - Meet BSH Member Graham Collins
Celebrating NHS 70 and Haematology
Blood test predicts lymphoma therapy success
Enzymes may enable type O blood transformation
CAR-T backed for NHS
“Achilles’ heel” of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma identified
Study discovers ten times more haematopoietic stem cells than previously thought
Study reveals the impact on the brain of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Comment: Dr Maria Esposito on NHS decision to approve use of CAR T therapy
AI to improve platelet supply
Genomics focus: Meet BSH Member David Rees
European collaboration for cancer research
CAR-T therapy provisionally rejected for adult B-cell lymphoma
Office Closure & Temporary Office Move
ASM 2019: Call for abstract reviewers
Changes to BSH Membership from 2019
Immediate compression may reduce risk of long-term DVT complications
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - September 2018
Paediatric radiotherapy guidance updated for new technologies
Lung cancer drugs studied for leukaemia treatment
BSH Student Essay Prize 2018
Inquiry searches for undiagnosed blood contamination victims
Apply for the 2019 Healthcare Science Awards
Dan's Story: BSH member inspires patient to follow career in medicine
CAR-T deal allows adult lymphoma treatment
May’s SOS for cancer care
Leukaemia UK launch 'Future of Haematology' Grants Programme
Hope for fewer blood transfusions for myelodysplasia care
World Thrombosis Day 2018 - Message from BSH President Professor Cheng-Hock Toh
World Thrombosis Day: Meet BSH Member & Thrombosis expert Professor Beverley Hunt
World Thrombosis Day: Thrombosis UK offer range of resources, grants and educational opportunities
New prognostic tool provides “step change” in myeloproliferative neoplasm care
Blood and organ donors from black communities needed
Genetics-based prognostic tool developed for myelodysplastic syndrome
NIHR-BSH Researcher of the Year Award scheme 2019
Massive new AML dataset published
BSH & Wiley renew partnership to publish British Journal of Haematology
New technique revealed to help blood cells regenerate
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - October 2018
Duvelisib hope for hard-to-treat CLL and SLL
BSH Crucible Prize: Feature with 2018 winner Dr Sonia Wolf
‘Rethink’ needed for classification of VTE
Relapsed AML returns in ‘stealth mode’
National Pathology Week - Meet BSH Member Dr Sheila O'Connor
Low-fat diet might benefit obese children with ALL
Denosumab effective for osteoporosis in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia
Chemotherapy and immunotherapy success in AML study
Top 10 research priorities for living with and beyond cancer announced
AML gene study brings personalised medicine one step closer
Discount deal makes CAR-T available to young leukaemia patients
Multiple myeloma drug hope
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - November 2018
‘Universal plasma’ filtration plans unveiled
SCID study identifies factors influencing survival
BSH to offer EHA Travel Grants
CRISPR therapy feasible for foetal haemoglobin reactivation
BSH Communications Committee Vacancy
Fred Hutchinson researchers present latest on CAR-T cell therapy at ASH 2018
Chance discovery could revolutionise platelet donations
Paediatric CAR-T therapy begins in England
BSH President Professor Cheng Hock Toh pays tribute to outgoing Editor of BJHaem, Professor Finbarr Cotter
Sickle cell gene therapy success
New tool to identify aggressive lymphomas
Differences between paediatric and adult AML uncovered
CAR T-cell therapy approved for more NHS treatment
CRISPR accuracy breakthrough
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - December 2018
Obituary - Professor Sir David Weatherall
Lenalidomide extends remission in newly-diagnosed myeloma
Eye drop treatment offers AML hope
Human skin cells turned into blood stem cells
First European CAR T cell meeting announced
Boosted cord blood aids transplant
Haematology Nursing: Meet BSH Member Bethan Ingram
AZD8055 promise for CLL combination treatment
Comments needed for ASH VTE Guideline Treatment of Acute VTE
NHS plan offers new hope for blood cancer care
Blood screening for Zika ‘not cost‑effective’
CRISPR gene editing library identifies new immune regulators
Infected Blood Inquiry
Venetoclax fast-tracked into NHS for CLL
Ibrutinib effective for CLL therapy
New genetic classification of B-ALL
‘Twin genes’ behind B-cell disease are not identical
World Thrombosis Day Campaign Appoints BSH member Beverley Hunt as New Steering Committee Chair
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - January 2019
Delays in blood cancer diagnosis could be avoided, Yorkshire study finds
No benefit from transplantation in hypodiploid ALL for children and young people, study finds
Leukaemia causes bone marrow cells to age prematurely
NICE recommends new CAR-T cell therapy for DLBCL
BSH grant recipient has work published in Oncogene
Tissue homing of T cells revealed
Hope for new drugs for relapsed AML
CAR‑T therapy rejected for DLBCL in Scotland
Antibody could prepare for stem cell transplant
Sickle cell silent strokes studied
Obituary - Dr Bryon Roberts (1933 - 2019)
Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate myelofibrosis in MPN
BSH gathering UK Clinical Haematology Workforce data
BSH partnering with HVO to offer short term overseas placements for UK Haematologists
BSH and Wiley partner on a peer-reviewed open access journal
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - February 2019
‘Invisible’ stem cells offer new transplant prospects
Roger Counter Foundation to support BSH Research Grants
Role of free radicals in blood clotting revealed
Patient involvement partnership sets priorities for rare inherited anaemias
Thromboprophylaxis study shows limited benefits for cancer patients
Telomere test for CLL
International women's day 2019: Meet some of our women members making a difference in haematology
Second patient achieves full HIV remission after stem cell therapy
Vitamin analogue may boost stem cell transplant
AML cell type atlas created
Daratumumab combination therapy approved for relapsed multiple myeloma
Half-matched transplant success for sickle cell and thalassaemia
Two-minute test to assess platelet function developed
BSH Ordinary Trustee election results
Contradictory role for protein in AML uncovered
BSH Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 - Join the social media campaign
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - March 2019
Chronic oncologist shortages revealed
New study reveals how mistakes in antibody production may trigger ALL
General Haem Task Force Vacancy
Deformable blood stem cells could help transplant procedures
Drug combination gives hope to older AML patients
Surprising role for protein in GvHD
Live imaging shows CAR-T therapy killing lymphoma cells
New sub groups of acute erythroid leukaemia defined
Gilteritinib improves FLT3-mutated AML survival
Successful gene therapy for SCID in infants
Cancer genetic vulnerabilities revealed on a large scale using CAS-9 knock out screens
Prophylactic Factor VIIa therapy tested for haemophilia
Old diabetes drug shows promise for preventing lymphoma
Professor Victor Hoffbrand receives BSH Lifetime Achievement Award
New promising target for AML discovered
Gene therapy may outperform stem cell transplant for beta-thalassaemia
Grant Impact report: Dr Yeong Jer Lim, ASH Travel Scholarship, 2018
High-risk multiple myeloma DNA marker identified
Grant Impact report: Dr George Adams, ASH Travel Scholarship, 2018
New study paves the way for B cell therapy
Single-cell analysis of bone marrow microenvironment cells completed
Spliceosome could hold key to stopping AML progression
‘Powerful’ APL drug combination could benefit AML patients
New drug can tackle ibrutinib resistance in MCL patients
Experts call for SCD screening for migrants in Europe
New molecule driving Hodgkin’s lymphoma growth discovered
Grant Impact report: Katie Parrott, Student Elective Scholarship 2018
Genetic variations may affect sickle cell trait athletes’ risk of collapse
Meet Huw Rowswell - NIHR / BSH Nursing Award Winner
Lenolidomide approved by NICE for treatment of multiple myeloma
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - May 2019
Neurotoxic side-effects of CAR T-cell therapy revealed
Wnt signalling study brings lab-made stem cells closer
New culture technique could increase access to stem cell transplants
New target for B-cell lymphoma identified
'Antimicrobial resistance: Biting the hand that feeds' - Dr Jennifer Darlow wins Crucible Prize
New avenue for targeted therapy for T-cell leukaemia
Measuring walking speed aids prognosis of elderly cancer patients
Triple therapy boosts B-cell lymphoma treatment
New haemophilia gene therapy to help young patients
Grant Impact report: Thea Chandler, Student Elective Scholarship 2018
Grant Impact report: Eilish McKenna, Student Elective Scholarship 2018
Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood: Standards for Clinical Care Consultation
Pregnancy history of blood donors does not affect recipient mortality risk
World Sickle Cell Day 2019 - Dr Banu Kaya explains the advances made in the understanding and treatment of SCD
Hope for non-invasive prenatal sickle test
AML researcher receives Cancer Research UK fellowship grant
NHS prepares for new generation of ‘agnostic’ cancer drugs
Promising early results for novel sickle cell drug
BSH Global Haem SIG seeking Task Force volunteer for Plenary Speaker Scheme
Stress-responsive protein’s role in CML revealed
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - June 2019
Myeloma leads the way in cancer survival improvements
Bleeding and thromboembolic risks for blood cancer patients estimated
Immunotherapy hope for paediatric ALL treatment
Dasatinib ‘pauses’ CAR T cell therapy activity
Depression linked to early death in blood cancer patients
Down's syndrome leukaemia genes pinpointed
Rise predicted in B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases
CAR-T cell therapy ‘super-charged’ for solid tumours
Cure Leukaemia Announce 12 Funded Centres Across The UK
Rise expected in haemophilia A and B market
Leukaemia stem cell study reveals cause of immune evasion
Effects of iron status on health studied
Physician Associate Focus - Meet BSH Member Jamie Saunders
BRCA2 mutations linked to childhood lymphoma
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - July 2019
Antibiotics could be used to treat CTCL
New drug target identified for primary effusion lymphoma
Combination therapy shows early success in CLL trial
BSH/NHSE Acute Oncology Services Survey
Hope for new lymphoma ‘immunotransplant’ therapy approach
Mature AML cells can regain stem cell properties
Combination therapy for treatment-resistant ALL studied
Newly launched Haematology Podcast sees early success
Link between anaemia and necrotising enterocolitis studied
Guidelines Session ASM videos available for viewing
BSH seeks Consultant to join Communications Committee
New gene editing technique tested in lymphoma cells
Global Haematology SIG London Workshop
BSH seeks volunteer Chair for Genomics Working Group
NIHR-BSH Researcher of the Year Award
Access to haemophilia drug emicizumab widened
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - August 2019
BSH Rebuttal to NICE NG89 Recommendations
Selinexor shows promise for refractory multiple myeloma
Red blood cell line may revolutionise malaria research
AML drug may be key to cancer immunotherapy
Heart risk after childhood cancer studied
New guidelines on rare aggressive T-PLL
Concern about blood cancer diagnosis progress
Use of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease for adults.
NHS England Evidence review: Comments needed on for delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions and hyperhaemolysis in patients with haemoglobinopathies
Three times more men with haemophilia than previously thought
Genomics Focus: Meet Dr Suthesh Sivapalaratnam
New potential targets for lymphoma treatment discovered
Radiotherapy could help prevent CAR-T cell therapy side effects
Scientists discover how lymphoma cells metastasise to the CNS
Arthritis drug could reduce MPN symptoms
Gene test reveals new option for JMML
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - September 2019
Familial risk of blood cancers analysed
BSH Global Haematology SIG: We are looking for a Lab Scientist and Paediatric Haematologist for one week trip to Zambia
Laser technology cuts blood incubation time
Few sickle cell trials cross borders
New combination treatment suggested for AML
Hypertension warning for ibrutinib
Research starts on preventing cognitive decline in paediatric ALL patients
Debate rages over human germline editing
Studies highlight RNA splicing faults in cancer formation
Viagra potential for bone marrow mobilisation
Charity calls for an end to delays in blood cancer diagnosis
Collaboration to boost care of childhood cancer in developing world
Professor Andrew M. Evens appointed as Editor-in-Chief of British Society for Haematology (BSH)’s new Open Access journal eJHaem
Link between cognitive problems and fitness for ALL survivors
Improvements to cancer immunotherapy unveiled
Plant compound could improve gene therapy
‘Prime editing’ system could efficiently correct DNA in human cells
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - October 2019
Board of Trustee Nominations
Hospital visit patterns could identify potential myeloma risk
Treating ‘smouldering’ multiple myeloma delays progression
Trial reduces central nervous system relapse in ALL
New wave of embryonic haematopoiesis discovered
Antibiotics could overcome venetoclax resistance in AML
CRISPR-edited immune cells for cancer tested in Phase I trial
ASH-BSH Abstract Achievement Award winners announced
BSH President's November message
Immunotherapy study identifies multiple myeloma neoantigens
Hydroxyurea may prevent cytarabine resistance in AML
Bone marrow transplant survival rate rises
Progress for Philadelphia chromosome ALL treatment
Join the Teenage and Young Adult Special Interest Group
A look at the complexities and challenges in Lymphoma and the work of the BSH Lymphoma SIG on World Cancer Day Feb 4th 2020
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma origins revealed
Defect drives primary resistance to CAR-T cell therapy
Gene therapy success for X-CGD patients
International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2020: An Interview with Professor Adele Fielding
Rare Disease Day 2020: You’re one in a million- so who do you trust? - Dr Noémi Roy
Single gene cluster loss associated with multiple myeloma
A message from BSH President, Professor Cheng-Hock Toh - February 2020
Aplastic Anaemia Awareness Day 2020
Blood Clot Awareness Month 2020: Blood Clot Management at University Hospitals Plymouth
International Women’s Day 2020 – Interview with Dr. Tamara Everington
COVID-19 Updates
BSH cancels 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
Charity issues coronavirus guidance for blood cancer patients
Genes identify ‘ultra-high risk’ multiple myeloma
BSH and COVID-19
NIHR Appoints Dr Dan Hart as National Specialty Lead for Haematology
Professor Toh's 24th and final message to BSH: #bettertogether
Announcement of new trustees
Introducing Professor Adele Fielding - BSH Presidents first message
COVID 19 causes new clotting disorder – Dublin study
NHSBT - Understanding the convalescent plasma trials for COVID-19
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - May 2020
Novel AML model offers new target
Child shielding rules relaxed - but not for some blood cancer patients
Obituary - Professor Dennis Wright
Trial results support use of early prophylaxis for childhood haemophilia A
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - June 2020
Immune landscape of haematological cancers mapped
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - July 2020
BSH Member Research – we need your help
New anti-coagulant without bleeding side-effects revealed
New insights into role of epigenetics in haematopoiesis
TP53 allelic status predicts MDS outcomes, study finds
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - August 2020
Eosinophils linked to COVID-19 immune over-reaction
Medical marijuana for sickle cell patients means fewer hospitalisations
New technique reveals behaviour of therapeutic anti-CD20 antibodies
Guidelines on the use of irradiated blood components published on 18 August 2020
Blood cancer patients more vulnerable to COVID-19
Blood transfusions could protect brain after stroke
New data on anticoagulants and COVID-19
Restricted blood transfusion in anaemic heart attack patients effective
Genes that shape blood and blood diseases unveiled
Promising European trial results for severe aplastic anaemia patients
Which pulmonary embolism patients can stay at home?
Down’s syndrome study reveals clues about role of endothelial cells
Why Dantu blood variant protects against malaria
New gene link to leukaemia treatment success
Warning on stem cell donor reduction
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - September 2020
Study begins on advanced predictive testing for multiple myeloma
Monocytes provide clue to COVID-19 severity
Red blood cell distribution width predicts COVID-19 mortality risk
Coronavirus antibodies decline within three months
Aplastic anaemia patient saved by UM171 treatment
Leukaemia nervous system “sanctuary” discovered
CRISPR/Cas9 pioneers win Nobel Prize
UK super donor reaches ten convalescent plasma donations
Study tracks primary immunodeficiency patients with COVID-19
UK Stem Cell register hits 2m
Mechanism leading to Fanconi’s anaemia identified
Standalone D-dimer test strategy may simplify diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis
What is a virtual poster walk?
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - October 2020
Blood group linked to COVID-19 risk
India trial finds limited effectiveness from convalescent plasma
New way to test drugs for children’s cancers
Myeloma research centre appoints new head
T-cell therapy could be effective for COVID-19
Technique aims to dislodge leukaemic stem cells
Autoantibodies may contribute towards COVID-related blood clots
Leukaemia patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 for 70 days
Promising microcapsule vaccine developed for leukaemia treatment
Link between gene mutations and therapy-related blood cancer examined
Disparities in long-term side effects among young survivors of AML
NICE recommends venetoclax plus obinutuzumab for untreated CLL
EBMT and EHA collaborate to drive forward cellular therapy
Host-versus-graft reaction’ identified following stem cell transplant
Disrupting lipid metabolism could prevent CML relapse
BSH Crucible Prize: Interview with 2020 winner Dr Joshua Bomsztyk
Board of Trustee Nominations 2020
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - November 2020
Liver cancer risk in men with haemochromatosis
Clot risk from COVID-19 linked to increased mortality
NHS to trial ambitious cancer screening blood test
Growth predicted for ALL pharmaceutical market
Multidrug resistant gut bacteria in leukaemia patients examined
Boost for chronic GvHD treatment
CRISPR-Cas9 success against genetic blood disorders
Gene-edited CAR T cells improve blood cancer treatment
New guidance for blood transfusion care in England
Transplant proves beneficial for older myelodysplastic syndrome patients
No increased COVID-19 risk for children with cancer
COVID-19 thrombosis clarity to improve research
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - December 2020
Full-dose anticoagulant trial for severe COVID-19 halted
Von Willebrand Factor propeptide linked to severe COVID-19
Myeloproliferative neoplasm mutations can occur decades before cancer develops
No benefit from increased haemoglobin threshold for very premature babies
Cord stem cell hope for severe COVID-19
On-off 'switches' to control CAR-T cell activity
Variation in cancer patient COVID-19 responses
New global clinical guidelines for von Willebrand Disease
Scientists identify possible therapeutic approach to overcome AML drug resistance
COVID-19 convalescent plasma collection halted after fresh setback
New insights could boost stem cell harvesting
New therapy for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - January 2021
New hope for treatment of secondary CNS lymphoma
MRI more sensitive than PET/CT for myeloma
Lenalidomide supported for multiple myeloma after U-turn
Role of bone marrow niche in blood stem cell renewal examined
New insights into role of metabolism in B-ALL
Altered diet and companionship alleviate sickle cell pain in mice
Bone marrow atlas heralds hope for ‘blood cell factories’
CRISPR produces first acute myeloid leukaemia progression model
Prophylactic anticoagulants reduce COVID-19 deaths
A message from BSH President, Professor Adele Fielding - February 2021
Genetics of childhood therapy-related myeloid neoplasm uncovered
New target for graft-versus-host disease
Search continues for role of convalescent plasma in COVID-19 treatment
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Haemophagocytosis in probable typhoid fever (1)
Haemophagocytosis in probable typhoid fever (2)
Haemophagocytosis in probable typhoid fever (3)
Haemophagocytosis in probable typhoid fever
Probable granuloma in typhoid fever (1)
Probable granuloma in typhoid fever (2)
Döhle bodies and toxic granulation
Endothelial cells, low power
Endothelial cells, high power
Binucleated lymphocytes
Cytoplasmic fragments mistaken for malaria parasites (1)
Cytoplasmic fragments mistaken for malaria parasites (2)
Cytoplasmic fragments mistaken for malaria parasites (3)
Haemosiderin in a plasma cell, May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain
Tuberculous granulomas in a trephine biopsy section, low power
Tuberculous granulomas in a trephine biopsy section, low power (ii)
Tuberculous granulomas in a trephine biopsy section, high power
Toxic granulation and left shift induced by G-CSF
Nuclear dysplasia and Döhle body formation induced by G-CSF
Neutrophil vacuolation induced by G-CSF
Multiple Döhle bodies and nuclear dysplasia induced by G-CSF
Döhle body and vacuolation induced by G-CSF
Left shift, toxic granulation, Döhle bodies and nuclear dysplasia induced by G-CSF
Dysplastic neutrophil with ring-shaped nucleus following G-CSF therapy
Alder-Reilly anomaly in a neutrophil
Alder-Reilly anomaly in two neutrophils
Gasser cell (lymphocyte with heavy granules)
Monocyte with heavy granules and vacuoles as the result of a mucopolysaccharidosis
Neutrophil showing Alder-Reilly anomaly
Lymphocyte in mucopolysaccharidosis
Monocyte in mucopolysaccharidosis
Carcinoma cells infiltrating bone marrow with reactive fibrosis
Carcinoma cells infiltrating bone marrow (2) with reactive fibrosis
Carcinoma cells in an imprint from a trephine biopsy section, low power
Carcinoma cells in an imprint from a trephine biopsy section, high power
PAS-block positivity suspected from a Romonowsky-stained film
Buffy coat film showing a clump of carcinoma cells
Sea-blue histiocyte
Sea-blue histiocytes
Melanonychia striata secondary to hydroxycarbamide
Chemotherapy-induced dysplasia
Leishman-Donovan bodies in the bone marrow
Leishmaniasis (1)
Cohesive epithelioid macrophages in a bone marrow aspirate indicating the presence of granulomas (low power)
Cohesive epithelioid macrophages in a bone marrow aspirate indicating the presence of granulomas (high power)
Histology of bone marrow granuloma, H& E, low power
Histology of bone marrow granuloma, H& E, high power
Erythroid island
A Mott cell
Haemophagocytosis in the bone marrow aspirate of a young woman with coeliac disease
Gaucher disease discovered during pregnancy
Normal bone marrow film, Jenner-Giemsa with phosphate buffer at pH 6.6
Infection-related haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a HIV stage 4 patient with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Neuroblastoma with neuropil
Emperipolesis in a patient with RAEB-2
Dural biopsy in extranodal Rosai-Dorfman disease, which radiologically and histologically mimicked meningioma (H& E)
Dural biopsy in extranodal Rosai-Dorfman disease, which radiologically and histologically mimicked meningioma (immunohistochemistry for S-100)
Fragmentation haemolysis secondary to sepsis in a 3-month-old female infant
Plasmacytoid lymphocyte (Tϋrk cell)
Congenital hip dislocation in Fanconi anaemia, X-ray
Howell-Jolly body-like neutrophil inclusion (1)
Howell-Jolly body-like neutrophil inclusion (2)
Monocytes ‒ yes, but monotony ‒ never!
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Reactive myelofibrosis in metastatic tumour of unknown origin
Reactive myelofibrosis (reticulin stain) in a metastatic tumour of unknown origin
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte (i)
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte (ii)
Reactive haemophagocytosis in a bone marrow aspirate
The stages of mitosis
Haemoglobin H disease
Bone marrow metastatic involvement by penile squamous cell carcinoma
Crystal-storing histiocytosis associated with plasma cell myeloma
Neutrophils changed appearance with a new heart
LD bodies with marrow plasmacytosis
Tadpole in the marrow
Large granular lymphocyte, blood film
Perls' stain showing iron in macrophages
Erythroid island with central macrophage
Reactive lymphocytes in infection by Brucella spp (Brucellosis, also called undulant fever, or Malta fever)
Disseminated metastatic prostatic carcinoma in a young male (1)
Histoplasma in peripheral blood and bone marrow
Howell-Jolly body-like inclusions in reactive myelocytes and metamyelocytes
Non-immune haemolytic anaemia in a severe burns patient
Mycobacterium avium intracellulare on bone marrow trephine
Cryptococcus neoformans: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytospin and bone marrow trephine
Immunobiology
Lymphoid Malignancy
Simultaneous diagnosis of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, high power
Neurolymphomatosis
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma lymphoma
Multiple myeloma 2, giant cell
Syncytial neoplastic cells in paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma in the bone marrow, trephine biopsy section, H& E, low power
Hodgkin lymphoma in the bone marrow, trephine biopsy section, immunohistochemistry for CD30, low power
Hodgkin lymphoma in the bone marrow, trephine biopsy section, H& E, high power, 1
Hodgkin lymphoma in the bone marrow, trephine biopsy section, H& E, high power, 2
Classical Reed-Sternberg cell in film of fine needle aspirate (Jenner-Giemsa stain)
Lymph node biopsy in Hodgkin lymphoma
Immunohistochemistry in Hodgkin's disease (Hodgkin lymphoma)
Blood film of mantle cell lymphoma in evolution
Paratrabecular infiltration in follicular lymphoma
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Finger necrosis in cold agglutinin disease
Type 1 cryoglobulinaemia in a patient with low grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Rouleaux formation in lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma with peripheral blood lymphocyte clusters
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in leukaemic phase
Comparison of Ki67 positivity in mantle cell lymphoma (left) and in blastoid transformation (right)
FDG-PET scan in cutaneous blastoid mantle cell lymphoma showing intense activity in a subcutaneous nodule
Cold agglutinin in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Follicular lymphoma in leukaemic phase
Marginal zone lymphoma of bone: MRI appearance
Marginal zone lymphoma of bone: histology
Marginal zone lymphoma of bone: immunohistochemistry
PET/CT showing neurolymphomatosis as the presenting feature in a relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Bone marrow aspirate in primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of bone marrow (i)
Bone marrow aspirate in primary bone marrow diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (ii)
Hairy cell leukaemia
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive, in pleural fluid
Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain demonstrating acid-fast bacilli, identified as M. chelonae, which were the cause of vascular-catheter-related bacteraemia
Anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma
Primary cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma on the shin completely healed following radiotherapy
Skin infiltration in patient with adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma
Primary cutaneous ALK-negative anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma
Blood film in adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma
Immunohistochemistry in subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
Sézary cells
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma overspill into peripheral blood
Leukaemic phase of extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma of nasal type, peripheral blood film
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Peripheral blood in T-prolymphocytic leukaemia
Hyperpigmentation and nodularity of skin in POEMS syndrome
Circulating myeloma cell in a patient with refractory multiple myeloma
Extramedullary myeloma
Multiple myeloma cells in cerebrospinal fluid
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of lung, haematoxylin and eosin
Flaming plasma cell in IgA myeloma
Pathological fracture of the proximal third of the shaft of the left humerus in multiple myeloma
Cryoglobulinaemia
CT scan of the pelvis in amyloidosis
Plasmacytoma of the orbit in multiple myeloma, MRI scan (2)
Plasmacytoma of orbit, histology following orbital biopsy: left, hematoxylin and eosin; right, immunohistochemistry for CD38
Histology and immunohistochemistry of unusual skin lesions in multiple myeloma
Bone marrow in multiple myeloma (1)
Bone marrow in multiple myeloma (4): unusual cytoplasmic inclusions in myeloma cells
Bone marrow in multiple myeloma (5): unusual cytoplasmic inclusions in myeloma cells
Myeloma cells with crystals (i)
Myeloma cells with crystals (ii)
Myeloma cells with crystals (iii)
Auer-rod like crystals in macrophages in myeloma (i)
Auer rod-like crystals in macrophages in multiple myeloma (ii)
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the sphenoid sinus: T2 weighted MRI image
Phagocytosis by myeloma cells
Circulating plasma cells and rouleaux in plasma cell leukaemia
Plasmablast in plasma cell leukaemia
Auer-rod like inclusions in multiple myeloma
Myeloma cells including a trinucleated cell containing Auer-rod-like inclusions
Tissue biopsy section, multiple myeloma, haematoxylin and eosin
Giant myeloma cells
Giant binucleate myeloma cell
Giant trinucleate myeloma cell
Giant quadranucleate myeloma cell
Neoplastic pleural effusion in refractory multiple myeloma
Intracranial plasmacytoma causing bilateral sixth nerve palsy (1)
Intracranial plasmacytoma causing bilateral sixth nerve palsy (2)
Multinucleated tumour cell in multiple myeloma
Multinucleated cell in multiple myeloma
Multinucleated plasma cell in multiple myeloma
Giant multinucleated tumour cells in multiple myeloma
A giant multinucleated tumour cell in multiple myeloma
Rouleaux formation and plasma cell - peripheral blood film of a patient with multiple myeloma
Plasma cells in multiple myeloma - peripheral blood film
Multiple myeloma 5, Dutcher body
Multiple myeloma (1)
Multiple myeloma (2)
Multiple myeloma (3)
Multiple myeloma (4)
Multiple myeloma (5)
Multiple Myeloma 1, Dutcher bodies
Blood film in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, mixed cell type
CT scan showing a macronodular pattern of infiltration in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
CLL and metastatic tumour
Aggressive NK cell leukaemia/lymphoma
Aggressive NK cell lymphoma
Flow cytometry in NK-lineage large granular lymphocytic leukaemia
Trephine biopsy in Hodgkin's disease
Bone marrow aspirate showing a Reed-Sternberg cell
Foamy macrophages in ALL
A typical basket-shaped smear cell in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
A small blast cell in the peripheral blood
Symptomatic osteonecrosis of the knee in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma
Gross disfigurement secondary to extensive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the scalp
Hyperhaploid multiple myeloma: very rare high-risk genetic subtype
Intracardiac lymphoma on MRI imaging.
Russell bodies in bone marrow of patient with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (1)
Russell bodies in bone marrow of patient with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (2)
Bi-nuclear lymphocyte
AITL-RDD
T-ALL relapsing as AML: the same but different
Myeloid Malignancy
Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia
Imatinib-induced myelodysplasia: clues in a peripheral blood film
Leukaemia cutis
Chronic myeloid leukaemia in accelerated phase
Chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase
Hypopyon in blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukaemia
CML - Hypolobated small megakaryocyte and a pseudo-Gaucher cell
Promyelocyte with a loose bundle of Auer rods acute promyelocytic leukaemia
The retina in acute myeloid leukaemia
Cytoplasmic RNP and basic protein content of blasts in AML
ATRA-induced scrotal ulcers
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation with ABL and RUNX1 probes (red) and ETV6 and BCR probes (green)
Peripheral blood film in AML with t(9;11)(p22;q23)
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, clinical photograph
Blood film in acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia
Blood film in acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (1)
Acute basophilic leukaemia, bone marrow aspirate
Clinical features of haematodermic CD4+CD56+ neoplasm (blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm)
Haemophagocytosis
Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia, peripheral blood
Acute myeloid leukaemia, blood film
AML with Pseudo-Chédiak-Higashi granules
BM aspirate in acute promyelocytic leukaemia
Auer rods
PAS-positivity in acute erythroid leukaemia
Acute leukaemia with histiocytic differentiation (1)
Acute myeloid leukaemia with histiocytic differentiation (2)
Acute myeloid leukaemia with histiocytic differentiation (3)
Acute myeloid leukaemia with histocytic differentiation (4)
Acute myeloid leukaemia in a patient with b thalassaemia major, post-splenectomy (1)
Acute myeloid leukaemia in a patient with b thalassaemia major, post-splenectomy
Auer rods in a neutrophil following ATRA treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (i)
Auer rod in a neutrophil in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukaemia treated with ATRA (ii)
Dysplastic neutrophil during ATRA treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (i)
Dysplastic neutrophil during ATRA treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (ii)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (i)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (ii)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (iii)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (iv)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (v)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (vi)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (vii)
Unusually large granules in M1 AML (viii)
Peripheral blood film in acute monoblastic leukaemia (Jenner-Giemsa stain)
Bone marrow aspirate film in acute monoblastic leukaemia (Jenner-Giemsa stain)
Non-specific esterase (NSE) in acute monoblastic leukaemia (substrate: alpha naphthyl acetate esterase)
Extracellular Auer rods: Can this be another clue to a diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukaemia?
Acute monocytic leukaemia with leukaemic cells resembling histiocytes (i)
Acute monocytic leukaemia with leukaemic cells resembling histiocytes (ii)
Acute monocytic leukaemia with leukaemic cells resembling histiocytes (iii); note long cytoplasmic tails of some cells
Acute monocytic leukaemia with leukaemic cells resembling histiocytes (iv); note that several cells have long cytoplasmic tails
Mitotic figure in a leukaemic cell in a patient with acute monocytic leukaemia with leukaemic cells resembling histiocytes (v)
Cytological/cytochemical diagnosis of the variant form of acute promyelocytic leukaemia
Morphological diagnosis of variant form of acute promyelocytic leukaemia, MGG (i)
Morphological diagnosis of variant form of acute promyelocytic leukaemia, MGG (ii)
Sudan black B stain in the variant form of acute promyelocytic leukaemia, SBB (i)
Sudan black B stain in the variant form of acute promyelocytic leukaemia, SBB (ii)
Sweet syndrome
Blood film of a 4-day-old baby with Down syndrome and transient abnormal myelopoiesis showing blast cells
Blood film of a 4-day-old baby with Down syndrome and transient abnormal myelopoiesis showing an immature cell of basophil lineage
Blood film of a 4-day-old baby with Down syndrome and transient abnormal myelopoiesis showing a nucleated red blood cell and a blast cell
Dysplastic maturation during ATRA treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia
Acute basophilic leukaemia, bone marrow, toluidine blue stain
Acquired haemoglobin H disease
Circulating dysplastic megakaryocyte in Down syndrome
Hypolobulated megakaryocyte in 5q-
Myelodysplastic syndrome, nuclear abnormalities
Increased iron stores in refractory anaemia with excess of blasts
Hypolobated megakaryocytes in refractory anaemia with excess of blasts
Increased and dysplastic megakaryocytes in refractory anaemia with excess of blasts
Dysplastic megakaryocytes, blast cells and increased proerythroblasts in RAEB
A hypolobated megakaryocyte and immature cells, probably proerythroblasts, in a patient with RAEB
Disorganised marrow in RAEB with increased immature cells, probably blast cells as well as proerythroblasts
Myeloid neoplasm with FIP1L1-PDGFRA
Intravascular haematopoiesis
CT of chest showing extramedullary haemopoiesis
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia in beta thalassaemia major, low power of peripheral blood film
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia in beta thalassaemia major, high power view of blood film (1)
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia in beta thalassaemia major, high power view of blood film (2)
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia in beta thalassaemia major, high power view of blood film (3)
Splenic histology in a patient with advanced primary myelofibrosis
Essential thrombocythaemia - giant megakaryocyte
Systemic mastocytosis, bone marrow aspirate
Emperipolesis
Emperipolesis (1)
PB, primary myelofibrosis
Bone marrow trephine biopsy in primary myelofibrosis, low power
Bone marrow biopsy - Parrafin embedded section - Masson trichrome stain - PRIMARY MYELOFIBROSIS showing collagen fibrosis & osteomyelosclerosis
Neonatal Langerhans cell histiocytosis(LCH) showing reactive haemophagocytosis in the bone marrow aspirate
MYC overexpressing acute myeloid leukaemia with botryoid white cell nuclei as well as unusual cytoplasmic inclusions
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell leukaemia
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML) like morphology in acute myeloid leukaemis (AML) with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) related changes
Emperipolesis in megakaryocyte (1)
Marrow collagen fibrosis (MT stain) (1)
Marrow collagen fibrosis (VG stain) (1)
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Blast cells in a neonate with Down's syndrome
Leukaemic hypopyon
A micromegakaryocyte in a child with refractory anaemia with excess of blasts-2 (RAEB2)
Rhabdomyoblasts in the peripheral blood in rhabdomyosarcoma
Hereditary xerocytosis, blood film
ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)
Dystrophic nails in dyskeratosis congenita
Osteopetrosis, trephine biopsy section
Bilirubin crystals in neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia
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Scurvy
Platelet satellitism
Normal platelet EM
Grey platelet syndrome EM
Intraretinal haemorrhage in autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
Submacular haemorrhage in autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
Macular retinal atrophy following submacular haemorrhage in autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
A cord-like fragment of megakaryocyte cytoplasm in the bone marrow of a patient with immune thrombocytopenia
Cord-like fragments of megakaryocyte cytoplasm in the bone marrow of a patient with immune thrombocytopenia
Haemarthroses
Knee showing haemarthrosis
Patient with acquired factor VIII deficiency
Suspected Bernard-Soulier syndrome, 4
Suspected Bernard-Soulier syndrome, 1
Suspected Bernard-Soulier syndrome, 2
Suspected Bernard-Soulier syndrome, 3
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
Haemorrhagic diathesis in a bulimia nervosa patient
Haemophilic pseudocyst
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Pyruvate kinase deficiency, post-splenectomy
Erythroid islands: the crèches for the baby erythroids!
An erythroid island
Stomatocytes
Sickle cell anaemia
Coexisting sickle cell anaemia and G6PD deficiency
Bone marrow fibrosis following bone marrow infarction in sickle cell anaemia
Compound heterozygosity for haemoglobin S and haemoglobin C, peripheral blood film
Compound heterozygosity for haemoglobin S and haemoglobin C, peripheral blood film, high power
Compound heterozygosity for haemoglobin S and haemoglobin C, peripheral blood film, high power (1)
Dyserythropoiesis in beta thalassaemia major
Erythroid hyperplasia, basophilic stippling and two erythroblasts containing alpha chain inclusions in beta thalassaemia major
Two alpha chain inclusions in an erythroblast in a patient with beta thalassaemia major
Dyserythropoiesis and an erythroblast containing an alpha chain inclusion in beta thalassaemia major
Hyperplastic erythropoiesis and a macrophage containing erythroblasts and cellular debris, a visual representation of ineffective erythropoiesis
Iron-laden macrophage in beta thalassaemia major; there is cellular debris and refractile brown haemosiderin within the macrophage
An erythroblast in beta thalassaemia major showing dyserythropoiesis (lobulated nucleus)
An erythroblast in beta thalassaemia major showing a paranuclear alpha chain inclusion and dyserythropoiesis (lobulated nucleus)
Two erythroblasts showing defective haemoglobinisation in beta thalassaemia major
Ineffective erythropoiesis in beta thalassaemia major; a macrophage contains phagocytosed erythroblasts and golden-brown haemosiderin
Haemoglobin H disease
Dyserythropoiesis and Howell-Jolly bodies in defectively haemoglobinised cells. Normal transfused cells are also present
Alpha chain inclusion in a circulating erythroblast
Alpha chain inclusion surrounded by basophilic stippling in a circulating erythroblast
Three erythroblasts containing alpha chain inclusions and small Howell-Jolly bodies
Alpha chain inclusions, Howell-Jolly bodies and basophilic stippling
Haemoglobin H inclusions
Haemoglobin H inclusions (1)
Acanthocytosis in abetalipoproteiaemia
Dehydrated variant of hereditary stomatocytosis
Haemoglobin H disease and G6PD deficiency (1)
Haemoglobin H disease and G6PD deficiency (2)
Haemoglobin H disease and G6PD deficiency (3)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency, post-splenectomy (2)
Pyruvate kinase deficiency, post-splenectomy (1)
Coexistence of G6PD deficiency and sickle cell anaemia
Combined vitamin B12 and folate deficiency
Combined B12 and folate deficiency
Marked hypochromia and microcytosis in severe iron deficiency anaemia
A micronormoblast in the circulation in severe iron deficiency anaemia
Elliptocytes (pencil cells) and marked hypochromia and microcytosis in severe iron deficiency anaemia
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome, peripheral blood film
Plasmodium malariae
Malaria in a patient with Southeast Asian ovalocytosis
Malaria in a patient with Southeast Asian ovalocytosis (1)
Cabot's ring
Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia resulting from a viper bite
Lantern cells after kidney transplant
Lantern cells after kidney transplant 2
Lantern cells after kidney transplant 3
Asexual and sexual mature Plasmodium vivax sharing a red cell
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