Abstract
The unique historical aspects of Pelger and Huet's discovery of the Pelger-Huet cell highlight the diagnostic challenge that this morphologic finding presents to the physician. Making the diagnosis of the benign autosomal dominant anomaly is complicated by the morphologically similar pseudo-Pelger-Huet cell, which can signify underlying myeloid dsyplasia. This article relates the history of the Pelger-Huet anomaly as well as describes the clinical significance and diagnostic workup for the finding of a Pelger-Huet cell on peripheral smear.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-119 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Hematology |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology