Open AccessThe rare green‐blue neutrophil inclusion bodies. Worth reporting in blood films? A case of a patient with polytrauma
Author(s) -
Bowen Rebecca Katrina,
Koutsavlis Ioannis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3105
Subject(s) - medicine , polytrauma , critically ill , intensive care medicine , sign (mathematics) , inclusion (mineral) , surgery , medical emergency , gender studies , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Abstract Blood films are an easy tool to aid the diagnosis and management of unwell patients and should be prepared in this setting. Green‐blue neutrophil inclusion bodies could be an ominous sign of poor prognosis in critically ill patients.