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Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
Beautiful acanthocytes ... /spur cells in a ... expression of Kell RBC ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... #Pathology #Microscopy
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Microscopy - Multiple ... parasites per RBC ... #microbiology # ... peripheral #blood #smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... multiples per RBC ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... (RBCs or erythrocytes ... serum due to the RBCs ... #Path #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #RBC
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... (RBCs or erythrocytes ... serum due to the RBCs ... #Path #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #RBC
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... appearance of red blood cells ... the size of the RBC ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
peripheral-blood smear ... showed numerous acanthocytes ... Acanthocytes are ... #NEJM #clinical ... peripheral #blood #smear
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
crenated red blood cells ... RBCs (but interestingly ... not infected RBCs ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #malaria #microbiology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
among red blood cells ... Filmed through a microscope ... #leukocyte #WBC ... bacteria #clinical #microbiology ... #video #microscopy
Grouped Pustules on an Erythematous Base - On physical examination, grouped, coalescing pustules that had scalloped
stain (Tzanck smear ... Microscopic examination ... multinucleated giant cells ... Pustules #Tzsanck #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM