toxic granulation


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

toxic granulation

The abnormal appearance of white blood cells in patients with serious infectious diseases. The intracytoplasmic granules in the white blood cells show increased staining caused by the increased acid mucoprotein content of the cells.
See also: granulation

toxic

poisonous; pertaining to poisoning.
toxic algae
see algal poisoning.
toxic biotransformations
enzymatic changes of nontoxic to toxic substances, usually in the liver.
toxic epidermal necrolysis
see toxic epidermal necrolysis.
toxic fat syndrome
see chicken edema disease.
toxic granulation
see toxic granules.
toxic hepatitis, toxic liver disease
caused by a very large number of poisons including inorganic, organic, plant.
toxic myopathy
uncommon but is caused by e.g. gossypol, Cassia spp., monensin and the other ionophore coccidiostats.
toxic nephrosis
caused by many toxins, e.g. mercury, arsenic, copper, aminoglycoside antibiotics.
toxic shock
see toxemic shock.
toxic shock syndrome
see toxemic shock.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
We found a statistically significant trend between grading the intensity of toxic granulation in neutrophils and a rise in CRP.
The correlation between C-reactive protein and toxic granulation of neutrophils in the peripheral blood
Subsequent review of the peripheral smear may indicate the presence of a new invader with rising neutrophil band forms, toxic granulation, and dohle bodies.
A myth worth keeping
A statistically significant trend was found between grading the intensity of toxic granulation in neutrophils and a rise in C-reactive protein.
SAMJ questions July 2010

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?