Evaluation of an automated digital imaging system, Nextslide Digital Review Network, for examination of peripheral blood smears.

Context: Several automated digital imaging systems have been introduced in recent years to improve turnaround time and proficiency in examining peripheral blood smears in hematology laboratories.

Objective: To evaluate a new automated digital imaging system, Nextslide Digital Review Network (Nextslide), for examination of peripheral blood smears.

Design: We evaluated 479 peripheral blood smears, of which 247 (51.

Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage secondary to prolonged use of oral contraceptives.

Oral contraceptive pills (OCP) are the most commonly used form of contraception throughout the United States of America. The prolonged usage of oral contraceptives leads to a variety of complications, ranging from subclinical modifications of liver function tests to the development of benign and malignant tumors of the liver. Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage secondary to oral contraceptive use was only reported once in the early 1980s.

Chronic basophilic leukemia: a rare form of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm.

Chronic basophilic leukemia is a rare and poorly characterized entity. Only a limited number of cases have been described. Herein, we report a patient who presented with fatigue, weight loss, leukocytosis, persistent prominent basophilia, and mild eosinophilia.