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Critical blue-green inclusions in neutrophil and monocyte cytoplasm in a healthy patient affected by COVID-19

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A 44-year-old male patient, healthy and without comorbidities, was diagnosed with COVID-19, dying 2 days after the observation of blue-green crystals inside neutrophils and monocytes in peripheral blood. Such crystals… Click to show full abstract

A 44-year-old male patient, healthy and without comorbidities, was diagnosed with COVID-19, dying 2 days after the observation of blue-green crystals inside neutrophils and monocytes in peripheral blood. Such crystals are described as amorphous blue-green inclusions, refringent and shiny, when stained by Romanowsky. They are generally related to severe tissue injury, such as that seen in liver failure and sepsis and, more recently, have been associated with COVID-191. They

Keywords: neutrophil monocyte; green inclusions; inclusions neutrophil; blue green; critical blue; patient

Journal Title: Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Year Published: 2020

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