Table 1

Differential count of the bone marrow aspirate and peripheral blood; total peripheral blood leukocyte count = 3.2 × 109/L.

Specimen
Bl
Pr
My
Meta
Band
Gr
Ly
Mo
Ery

Bone marrow (in %)
18.2
19
24.8
6.0
5.0
1.0
4.5
0.5
21
Peripheral blood (in absolute count, × 109/L)
0.03
0.13
0.11
0
0.19
0.35
2.36
0.03
No nucleated erythroid precursors

Bl: Blasts, Pr: Promyelocytes, My: Myelocytes, Meta: Metamyelocytes, Band: band forms, Gr: Granulocytes, Ly; Lymphocytes, Mo: Monocytes, Ery: Erythroid precursors

Mateen et al. BMC Blood Disorders 2006 6:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2326-6-4