Confronting cisternae presenting as intracytoplasmic inclusions in monocytes.
Small gray-blue intracytoplasmic inclusions were noted in the peripheral monocytes and neutrophils from a patient with renal failure. Ultrastructural analysis revealed confronting cisternae within the cytoplasm. The authors submit a case report to introduce a previously undescribed morphologic feature of leukocytes that may be mistaken at the light microscopic level for Döhle bodies or other inclusions.
Berkley
C K
CK
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.
Parkin
J D
JD
Peterson
L C
LC
D000328:Adult; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009000:Monocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*