Causes of Alterations in Bone Marrow Cells
Cell Type | Increased Values | Decreased Values |
---|---|---|
Reticulocyte | Compensated RBC loss Response to vitamin B12 therapy | Aplastic crisis of sickle cell disease or hereditary spherocytosis Aplastic anemia |
Neutrophils (total) | Myeloid (chronic) leukemias Acute myeloblastic leukemia | Leukemias (monocytic and lymphoblastic) |
Lymphocytes | Lymphatic leukemia Lymphosarcoma Lymphomas Mononucleosis Aplastic anemia | |
Plasma cells | Myeloma | |
Normoblasts | Polycythemia vera | Deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12 Aplastic anemia Hemolytic anemia |
Eosinophils | Bone marrow carcinoma Lymphadenoma Myeloid leukemia |