Peripheral Blood Smear Findings of COVID-19 Patients Provide Information about the Severity of the Disease and the Duration of Hospital Stay
MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.13, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.4084/mjhid.2021.009
- Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Keywords: Pseudo-Pelger Huet anomaly, Mature lymphocytes, Monocytes with vacuoles, Severe COVID-19
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Data about the morphological changes in peripheral blood smears during COVID-19 infection and their clinical severity association are limited. We aimed to examine the characteristics of the cells detected in the pathological rate and/or appearance and whether these findings are related to the clinical course by evaluating the peripheral blood smear at the time of diagnosis in COVID-19 patients.