Blue-green inclusions in neutrophils and monocytes as a sign of imminent death: an unexpected finding in the peripheral blood smears
Peripheral blood smear is the only procedure that results in detection of these inclusions. Therefore, the clinical laboratory professional must be aware of the existence of these inclusions and consider notifying the responsible emergency physicians. In contrast, emergency physicians must also be aware of the severity of this finding and take it into account in the overall clinical assessment of critically ill patients.
Authors
- Antonio Sierra‐Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-7239)
- J. Vivancos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-1551)
- M Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3693-9980)
- Carlos Hernández-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3021-8691)
- Ángeles Férez-Martí (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3596-2245)
- Ana Comes-Raga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-5080)
Institutions
- Hospital General Universitario De Valencia (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmaf037
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00