A mysterious malady: the Malachowski-Wright-Giemsa stain to the rescue. Biotech Histochem 2011 Apr;86(2):76-81
Date
03/15/2011Pubmed ID
21395492DOI
10.3109/10520295.2010.515495Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79952656839 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
A patient entered hospital with a puzzling absolute monocytosis. Admitting blood smears had been stained with Diff-Quik, a Romanowsky stain. When additional smears were stained using a standard Malachowski-Wright-Giemsa method, the reason for the monocytosis became abundantly clear.
Author List
Ward PC, Glassy EF, Kroft SH, Krafts KPAuthor
Steven Howard Kroft MD Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Azure StainsBone Marrow
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Female
Humans
Immunophenotyping
Leukemia, Mast-Cell
Methylene Blue
Middle Aged
Staining and Labeling
Xanthenes