45 NOTES TO PG

Dr. Ankit Yadavendra, M.B.B.S., Dr.V.M.G.M.C., Solapur

11-CELL, BODY, Ab, STAIN, HSR

CELL-Ds
acantholytic(keratinocyte), Tzanck-pemphigus vulgaris
Anitschkow/caterpillar(activated macrophage)-RF
Aschoff(neutrophil)-RHD
Askanazy-Hashimoto thyroiditis
basophilic stippling[multiple blue granule(RNA) in RBC]-thalassemia, MDS, heavy
metal poison, megaloblast anem
bite-G6PD def
burr-HUS, TTP
Cabot ring(mitotic spindle remnant)-megaloblast anem, post splenectomy
clue-bacterial vaginosis(G vaginalis)
faggot-AML M3(promyelocytic)
flame(plasma)-trypanosomiasis
flower-adult Tcell lymphoma
foam(macrophage, oxidised LDL)-leprosy, xanthoma
Gaucher-macrophage
Gitter(microglia)-CNS
heart failure(hemosiderin laden macrophage, lung)-lt heart failure
helmet, schistocyte-HUS, TTP, DIC
hobnail-clearcell/mesonephroid tm ovary
Hurthle-Hashimoto thyroiditis, follicular ca
koilocyte-HPV
Kulchitsky(neuroendocrine, Feyrter)-lung
LE(neutrophil), tart(lymphocyte)-SLE
Lutzner-mycosis fungoides
Miculicz(large), RuSSel(Small)-rhinoscleroma
mitral cell(2nd order neuron), periglomerular-olfact pathw
Mott, flame-Multiple Myeloma
nucleated RBC-marrow inltration, myelobrosis, severe hemolysis
peg-FT
pencil shaped RBC, target-Fe def anem
pericyte-phagocyte
physalipharous-chordoma
plant-chromophobe RCC
poikilocyte-HUS, TTP, DIC, microvascular damage
polychromasia(young RBC/reticulocyte) -hemolysis, cell turnover
pseudogaucher, seablue histiocyte-CML

Raquet-Rhabdomyosarcoma
ring sideroblast-sideroblastic anem
smudge-CLL
spherocyte-heredit spherocyte, AI hemolysis, post splenectomy, DIC
spider-myxoma heart, rhabdomyosarcoma
spindle/epitheloid-synovial sarcoma
StaVE-liVEr
Target(central area Hb)-HbC ds, Asplenia, Liver ds, Thalassemia(HALT&aim for
Target)
Teardrop-Thalassemia, myeloid metaplasia with myelobrosis, megaloblast anem,
bone marrow inltrat, hemolytic anem
ugly-embryonal ca
Virchow/lepra(histiocyte)-leprosy
vonHansemann(histiocyt)-malacoplakia
Warthin Finkeldy-measles
organ-macrophage
bone-osteoclast
brain-microglia
connective ts-histiocyte
kidn-mesangial cell
liver-Kupffer cell
lung-alveolar macrophage/dust cell
LN-histiocyte
placenta-Hoffbauer cell
skin-Langerhans cell
spLeen-Littoral cell, red pulp sinusoidal lining cell
synovium-typeA lining cell
BODY-DS
apoptotic(cell memb bound with organelle)-apoptosis
Asteroid, Shawmann-SArcoidosis
asteroid, cigar-Sporothrix schenkii
Babes Ernest-diphtheria
BOLLinger-fOwL pOx
brassy(dark shrunk RBC)-malaria
CaLL EXner-granuloSa CeLL tm
chromatoid(cigar shape, oblong refractile rod)-E histolytica nucleus
Citron-Clostridium septicum
Civette(dead keratinocyte)-lichen planus
coccoid X, Levinthal Collie Lewis-psittacosis
Councilman-a/c viral hepatitis, apoptosis
Cowdry A(multinucleat giant cell)-HSV

Cowdry B-Adenovirus, Poliovirus(BAP)

Creola, Crushman spiral-asthma
Davidson-sex determination
Ditcher-Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Dohle-severe inflam ds,sepsis
Donovan-donovanosis
ferruginous-asbestosis
gandy-congested spleen, sickle cell anem
Guarneri-vaccinia
Hassal-thymus
Heinz(denatured Hb)-G6PD def, thalassemia
hematoxylin/LE-SLE
Herring-neurohypophysis
HirAno-Alz ds
HowellJolly(small round nucl/DNA remnant)-post splenectomy, hemolyt anem,
megaloblast anem, hyposplenism
Lafora-neurocutaneous Lipofuschinosis
LD(perpendicular kinetoplast, T shape)- kala azar(leishmaniasis)
Lewy(intracellular synuclein)-Lewy body dementia
Mallory hyaline(keratin)-alc fatty liver, non-alc hepatitis, Wilson ds, HCC, brolamellar
ca, Indian childhood cirrhosis, prim biliary cirrhosis, focal nodular hyperplasia, c/c
cholestatic synd
MasON-brONchiolitis ObliteraNs
Michelis Guttman(MacrophaGe)-Malakoplakia
Miyagawa, Halberstaedter Prowazeke-Chlamydia trachomatis
Mooser-endemic Typhus(R Typhi)
Moot, Russell, Dutcher-multiple myeloma
Negri(intracytoplasmic)-rabies
Nissle(RER, RNA)-Neuron
Odland(lipid lled)-stratum granulosum, eczema
PaSchen-Small Pox
PAS+ve diastase resist-1antitrypsin def
Pick-Pick ds
Psammoma-Papillary ca thy, serous cystadenoma ovary, meningioma, papillary RCC,
prolactinoma, malign mesothelioma, somatostatinoma
Ross, Winkler-syphilis
Rushton(hyaline)-odontogenic cyst
Schiller Duval-enDoDermal SinuS tm
sclerotic-chromoblastomycosis
Torres-yellow fever
Verocay-neurilemmoma
zebra-metachromatic leukodystrophy

Ab target-ds
ANA-SLE
anti 3chain collagen IV/BM-Goodpasture synd
anti 5chain collagen IV-Alport synd
anti aquaporin4-sarcoidosis, SLE, Devic ds(neuromyelitis optica)
anti cardiolipin(phosphlipid), anti 2GPI ,anti prothrombin-APLA synd
anti CCP, IgM anti IgG(Rh factor)-RA
anti Centromere-CREST synd
anti endomysial, anti gliadin, anti transglutaminase, anti reticulum-coeliac ds
anti epithelial-pemphigus vulgaris
anti GIL-hemolytic transfusion rxn
anti GQ1b-Miller Fisher variant GB synd
anti histone-DLE
anti IgA1-IgA nephropathy
anti intrinsic factor-pernicious anem
anti jO1-pOlymyOsitis
anti LKM1-c/cHCV, AI hep2
anti LKM2-drug induced hep
anti LKM3-c/cHDV, AI hep2
anti mitochondrial-prim biliary cirrhosis
anti nAChR-myasth gravis(most sp)
anti ompC(E Coli), anti I2(Pseudom)-UC
anti phospholipaseA2-prim memb nephropathy
anti saccharomyces Cervesia-Crohn ds
anti SCL 70-SCLeroderma
anti Smith, anti dsDNA-Specic for SLE
anti sm m-AI hepatitis
anti SSA/Ro, anti SSB/La-Sjogrens synd
anti thy peroxidase, anti TG-Hashimoto thyroiditis
anti TSHR-Grave ds
anti U1 ribonucleoprot-mixed connective ts ds(RA/syst sclerosis+ SLE+
polymyositis)
anti zymogen, anti DNAse, anti hyaluronidase, anti streptolysinO-PSGN
IgGanti desmoglein1-pemphig foliaceous
IgGanti desmoglein3-pemphig vulgaris
cANCA(proteinase3)-Weg granulomatosis
pANCA(myeloperoxidase)-microscopic polyangitis(eosinophiliave), Churg Strauss
synd(eosinophilia+ve), UC, Goodpasture ds
ts/material-stain
Acanthamoeba cyst-calcofluor white
Acid mucin, mast cell, Barrett esoph-Alcian blue
amyloid-congo red, crystal voilet, methyl green, thioflavin, toluidine blue, DMAB nitrite

apoptosis, phosphatidylserin-annexin V
brain ts for Negri body-Seller
Ca-von Kossa, Alzarin red
capsule bact-India ink, nigrosin, phosphotungstic acid(electron microscopy)
COllagen, Melanin-Massons triChOme
C diphtheriae-Albert, Neisser, Ponder
Cryptococcus-India ink
Cryptosporidium nucleus-DiAmidino PhenylIndole(DAPI)
Cu ass prot-orecin
fat-sudan4, oil red O
brin-phosphotungstic acid, hematoxylin
flagella-Ryu
fungi-lactophenol cotton blue, Ag methionamine, calcofluor white, PAS(ts section)
glomerul BM-PAS, Ag
glycogen-PAS, best carmine
H pylori-Warthin starry, genta, Giemsa, Ag
Fe-Prussian blue, pearl rxn
M tb-ZN, Auramine Rhodamine
Mycoplasma-Giemsa, Diene
myeloblast-myeloperoxidase
Nocardia-ZN, Kinyoun, te faraco, mucin
nucleic acid-fuelgen
nucleus-haematoxylin
Plasmodium-Leishman, Giemsa, Field, JSB(Singh,Bhattacharya), fluorochrome,
acridine orange
Pneumocystis jiroveci
cyst wall-Gomori methenamin Ag, toluidine blue
sporozoite within cyst-Giemsa
premalign lesion lip-toluidine blue
reticulocyte-supravital(brilliant cresyl blue, methylene blue)
Treponema-Ag impregnation(Fontana, Levaditi), Nichol
Yersinia pestis-WaYson, Wright Giemsa
HSR
1(IgE,mast cell,eosinophil)
A-Atopy, Angioneurotic edema, Anaphylactic shock
B-Bronchial asthma
C-Casoni test
V-Vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Insect in-Insect bite
Food-Food allergy
And-Allergic rhinitis(Hay fever)
Water-Wheal&flare

2(Ab deposit)
G-Grave ds
P-Pernicious anem
Road-RF
Me-Myasthenia gravis
Ek-Erythroblastosis foetalis(Rh incompat)
Gadha-Goodpasture synd
Aaya-AI hepatitis
Hai-Hyperacute rejection
3(immune complex mediated)
S-SLE, lupus nephritis, Serum sickness, Scleroderma
H-HSP, HSV
A-Arthus rxn, leprA rxn2
R-Reactive arthritis, RA
P-PAN, PSGN
I-Interstitial keratitis, IgA nephropathy
4(cell mediated immunity)
Didi-Disciform keratitis
G-GVHD
C-Contact dermatitis, Crohn ds
M-Multiple sclerosis
Totally-Tuberculin test, T1DM
Sharp-Sarcoidosis
Lovely-Lepromin test, Lepra rxn1
Pyara-Phlyctenular conjunctivitis
Character-C/c graft rejection
Hai-Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Hashimoto thyroiditis
5-modic T2HSR
Abbreviations
a-artery, AA-amino acid, abtc-antibiotic, AI-autoimmune
bef-before, bel-below, b/l-bilateral, bld-blood, b/n-between, bn-benign, br-branch,
Bx-biopsy
ca-carcinoma, carb-carbohydrate, c/i-contraindication, c/l-contralateral,
conc-concentration, cong-congenital, Cx-cervix
d-day, def-deficient, ds-disease, d/t-due to, Dx-diagnosis
E-estrogen
fem-female, fr-from
gld-gland, glu-glucose
h-hormone
idiop-idiopathic, i/l-ipsilateral, inf-infection, inj-injury
lig-ligament, LL-lower limb, l/t-leading to
m-muscle, maj-major, mal-male, MC-most common, met-metastasis, min-minor,
mtx-methotrexate, Mx-management
n-nerve, norm-normal
P-progesterone, pl-plasma, prot-protein, pt-patient

Rx-treatment
SCC-squamous cell carcinoma, sr-serum, Sx-surgery, sz-seizure
tm-tumour, ts-tissue
UL-upper limb, u/l-unilateral
vag-vagina, VC-vocal cord, vel-velocity, vert-vertebra, vit-vitamin, vol-volume
w-week, wt-weight
Xr-X ray
y-year
#-fracture
-degree
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