Synonyms
Occurrence of numerous Auer rods; Auer rods; leukemia cells;
First Describer
Auer rods were first described in 1903 by Dr. John Auer and named after him (Seghal 2023).
The FAB classification of bone marrow aspirates was developed in 1976 by the French-American-British Working Group (FAB) (Gressner 2013).