2 September 2026 (Wednesday) - NEQAS 2605BF

I got the results of NEQAS 2605 BF today
 
For 2065BF1 said
 

Thrombocytosis

Target cells

NRBC

Bizarre red cells

HJB (?)

Echinocytes

Rbc Fragments

Lymphocytosis

 

I wondered if this was heat changes, it was a case of congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia from the haematology clinic.

 
For 2065BF2 I said
 

NRBC

Target cells

Botyroid neutroohils

Lymphocytosis

Polychromasia

?? Occasional sickle cells???

 

I wondered if this was a case of heat stroke, it was a case of homozygous sickle cell disease three days after being treated for malaria. Interestingly the botroid neutrophils weren’t spotted by most people.

 
How did I do? Well, as I said to a colleague, this was a load of bollox. I spotted all of the salient features. However someone known to have haematological diseases which are being treated *aren’t* going to turn up as random chance findings.
The organization of NEQAS blood films leaves a lot to be desired…