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Ab= antibody<\/p>\n
aCML= atypical chronic myeloid leukaemia<\/p>\n
Ag= antigen<\/p>\n
AIDS= acquired immune deficiency syndrome<\/p>\n
AITL= angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma<\/p>\n
ALCL= anaplastic large cell lymphoma<\/p>\n
ALL= acute lymphoblastic leukaemia<\/p>\n
AML= acute myeloid leukaemia<\/p>\n
AST= aspartate transaminase<\/p>\n
ATL= adult T-cell leukaemia\/lymphoma<\/p>\n
\u03922m= \u03b22-microglobulin<\/p>\n
Ca= carcinoma<\/p>\n
CML= chronic myeloid leukaemia<\/p>\n
CMML= chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia<\/p>\n
CMV= cytomegalovirus<\/p>\n
CNS= central nervous system<\/p>\n
CPK=creatine phosphokinase<\/p>\n
CRP= C-reactive protein<\/p>\n
CSF= cerebrospinal fluid<\/p>\n
CT= computed tomography<\/p>\n
CTCL= cutaneous T-cell lymphoma<\/p>\n
CVA= cerebrovascular accident<\/p>\n
Ddx= differential diagnosis<\/p>\n
DIC= disseminated intravascular coagulation<\/p>\n
DLBCL= diffuse large B-cell lymphoma<\/p>\n
DNA= deoxyribonucleic acid<\/p>\n
DVT= deep venous thrombosis<\/p>\n
EBV= Epstein\u2013Barr virus<\/p>\n
ELISA= enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay<\/p>\n
ESR= erythrocyte sedimentation rate<\/p>\n
FBC= full blood count<\/p>\n
FISH= fluorescence in-situ hybridisation<\/p>\n
G6PD= glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase<\/p>\n
GI= gastrointestinal<\/p>\n
GPI= glycosylphosphatidylinositol<\/p>\n
Hb= haemoglobin concentration<\/p>\n
Hb H= haemoglobinopathy H<\/p>\n
Hb CC= haemoglobinopathy C<\/p>\n
Hb SC= haemoglobinopathy SC<\/p>\n
HHV-6= human herpesvirus 6<\/p>\n
HIV= human immunodeficiency virus<\/p>\n
HTLV-1= human T-cell lymphotropic virus 1<\/p>\n
ICU= intensive care unit<\/p>\n
LDH= lactate dehydrogenase<\/p>\n
LFTs= liver function tests<\/p>\n
L-HES= lymphocytic variant of hypereosinophilic syndrome<\/p>\n
MCV= mean cell volume<\/p>\n
MDS= myelodysplastic syndrome(s)<\/p>\n
MDS\/MPNs= myelodysplastic\/myeloproliferative neoplasms<\/p>\n
\u039c-HES= myeloid variant of hypereosinophilic syndrome<\/p>\n
MPN= myeloproliferative neoplasm(s)<\/p>\n
MPV= mean platelet volume<\/p>\n
PCR= polymerase chain reaction<\/p>\n
PLT= platelet count<\/p>\n
PNH= paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria<\/p>\n
PTCL= peripheral T-cell lymphoma<\/p>\n
RBC= red blood cell<\/p>\n
\u03a4CR= T-cell receptor<\/p>\n
Th1= helper T-cell 1<\/p>\n
Th2= helper T-cell 2<\/p>\n
T-PLL= T-lineage prolymphocytic leukaemia<\/p>\n
ULN= upper normal limit<\/p>\n
US= ultrasound<\/p>\n
WBC= white blood cell count<\/p>\n
WHO= World Health Organization<\/p>\n
Note to the reader<\/p>\n
Unless otherwise stated, all photomicrographs have been stained with a May-Gr\u00fcnwald-Giemsa stain.
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