Rapid Diagnosis of Hemosiderin-Laden Macrophages With Diff-Quick Stain
Journal Title: Pulmonary Research and Respiratory Medicine – Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
A 77-year-old healthy woman was referred to our hospital with sudden hemoptysis. Chest X-ray showed moderate consolidation in the right upper lung fields. On hospital day 3, urgent bronchoscopy was performed and sequential Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid obtained from segment 2 of the right lung was progressively more hemorrhagic. Of note, cytological evaluation with rapid Diff-quick stain demonstrated the presence of numerous large Alveolar Macrophages (AMs) engulfing yellow-colored material (Figures 1A and 1B; arrows), so-called Hemosiderin-laden macrophages together with abundant red blood cells in the background.
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Takeshi Saraya
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