Color Atlas Of Hematology

i Theml, Color Atlas of Hematology © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. Usage subject to terms and conditions of license. ii Theml, Color Atlas of Hematology © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. Usage subject to terms and conditions of license. iii Color Atlas of Hematology Practical Microscopic and Clinical Diagnosis Harald Theml, M.D. Professor, Private Practice Hematology/Oncology Munich, Germany Heinz Diem, M.D. Klinikum Grosshadern Institute of Clinical Chemistry Munich, Germany Torsten Haferlach, M.D. Professor, Klinikum Grosshadern Laboratory for Leukemia Diagnostics Munich, Germany 2nd revised edition 262 color illustrations 32 tables Thieme Stuttgart · New York Theml, Color Atlas of Hematology © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. Usage subject to terms and conditions of license. iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the publisher This book is an authorized revised translation of the 5th German edition published and copyrighted 2002 by Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. Title of the German edition: Taschenatlas der Hämatologie Translator: Ursula Peter-Czichi PhD, Atlanta, GA, USA 1st German edition 1983 2nd German edition 1986 3rd German edition 1991 4th German edition 1998 5th German edition 2002 1st English edition 1985 1st French edition 1985 2nd French edition 2000 1st Indonesion edition 1989 1st Italian edition 1984 1st Japanese edition 1997 ! 2004 Georg Thieme Verlag Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany http://www.thieme.de Thieme New York, 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA http://www.thieme.com Cover design: Cyclus, Stuttgart Typesetting and printing in Germany by Druckhaus Götz GmbH, Ludwigsburg ISBN 3-13-673102-6 (GTV) ISBN 1-58890-193-9 (TNY) 1 2 3 4 5 Important note: Medicine is an everchanging science undergoing continual development. Research and clinical experience are continually expanding our knowledge, in particular our knowledge of proper treatment and drug therapy. Insofar as this book mentions any dosage or application, readers may rest assured that the authors, editors, and publishers have made every effort to ensure that such references are in accordance with the state of knowledge at the time of production of the book. Nevertheless, this does not involve, imply, or express any guarantee or responsibility on the part of the publishers in respect to any dosage instructions and forms of applications stated in the book. Every user is requested to examine carefully the manufacturers’ leaflets accompanying each drug and to check, if necessary in consultation with a physician or specialist, whether the dosage schedules mentioned therein or the contraindications stated by the manufacturers differ from the statements made in the present book. Such examination is particularly important with drugs that are either rarely used or have been newly released on the market. Every dosage schedule or every form of application used is entirely at the user’s own risk and responsibility. The authors and publishers request every user to report to the publishers any discrepancies or inaccuracies noticed. Some of the product names, patents, and registered designs referred to in this book are in fact registered trademarks or proprietary name