basophilic leukopenia

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A condition characterized by a decrease in the number of basophilic granulocytes normally present in the blood.

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Nuclei and certain other structures in the blood are stained by the basic dyes, and are hence called basophilic.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Nuclei, basophilic granules, and all blood parasites are blue; erythrocytes are red or pink; eosinophilic granules, bright red.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Myelocytes are named according to the character of their granules—neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic myelocytes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The basophilic variety is less common, and is confined to long-standing severe myelogenous leukemia.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd