Giemsa stain

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 26 Aug 2021

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Citation:

Evangelou K, Bell D, Botz B, Giemsa stain. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91737

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91737

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91737

rID:

91737

Article created:

1 Aug 2021, Kyriacos S. Evangelou

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Kyriacos S. Evangelou had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Aug 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Oncology

Sections:

Pathology

Tags:

giemsa, stain, histology, pathology

Synonyms:

Giemsa stains

Giemsa stain is a commonly used histological stain that colors the cytoplasm blue to pink (depending on its acidity) and the nucleus blue to black ¹. It serves as the diagnostic gold standard of histopathological staining of blood samples from patients with plasmodium-borne malaria, and as the basic stain for the Kiel lymphoma classification ². It may also be used for chromosome structure and chromatin type identification by coloring C-bands and G-bands purple ³.