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Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
Common RBC Inclusions ... • Hemoglobin H Inclusion ... cell, MDS #RBC #Inclusions ... Bodies #diagnosis #hematology
Pity this Giant Pronormoblast from an elderly pt w pure red cell aplasia. In the proper
enlarged w viral inclusions ... Smear #Microscopy #Hematology
Peripheral blood smear of a patient with tick bite and PCR positive for Ehrlichia ewingii.

Ehrlichia ewinqii
intracellular inclusions ... Smear #Morulae #Hematology
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
gray-black round inclusions ... dot-like, dark purple inclusion ... ring-shaped dark purple inclusion ... Morphologic #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Increased HgbH, HgbH inclusions ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
• Unusual RBC inclusions ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
as granulocyte inclusions ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
temporal arteritis Inclusion ... elevated CK, Biopsy: inclusions ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Trichodysplasia spinulosa: follicles plugged w/ hyperkeratotic & parakeratotic debris, excessive inner root sheath differentiation towards keratinization.
icosahedral polyomavirus inclusions ... Pathology #Microscopy #Dermatology
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology