Summary of Cytoplasmic Variations
| Name | Image | Description |
| Döhle Bodies | 
| Small, light blue-gray, irregular-staining patches of cytoplasm seen near the edge of the cell. Associated with: - infections
- burns
- leukemia
- chemotherapy
- inflammatory states
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| Toxic Granules |  | Large granules in the cytoplasm of segmented and band neutrophils in the peripheral blood. Can be dark purplish blue to an almost red color. Associated with: - infections
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (denatured proteins)
- autophagocytosis
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| Vacuoles | 
| They appear as clear, unstained circular areas in the cytoplasm. Associated with: - bacterial infections
- septicemia
- aging cells
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| Auer Rods | 
| Red staining, needle-like bodies that can be seen in the cytoplasm of myeloblasts and promyelocytes. Associated with: - Myeloproliferative neoplasms such as CML
- Acute myeloblastic leukemias such as AML and APL
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| Chédiak-Higashi | 
| Cellular abnormality involving the fusion of cytoplasmic granules. These large abnormal granules can be seen in the cytoplasm of neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes. Associated with: - Chédiak-Higashi syndrome (anomaly)
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| May-Hegglin |  | Pale blue inclusions in neutrophils sometimes referred to as Döhle-like bodies accompanied with giant platelets. Associated with: |
| Alder-Reilly | 
| Larger than normal purple-staining inclusions seen in all types of mature white blood cells. Associated with: |
