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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... #Peripheral #Blood ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
involving the arms ... A peripheral-blood ... smear revealed ... 25% plasma cells ... Clinical #HONC #Derm
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells ... Dacrocytes are found ... some hemolytic anemias ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
..A peripheral-blood ... smear showed numerous ... Acanthocytes are ... #peripheral #blood ... #smear
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... a more generic term ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
🔬Tumor cells are ... size lymphoid cells ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
cells that are ... Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... smear • Bone marrow
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
are seen in the ... Target cells are ... with hemolytic anemias ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
inclusions in the red blood ... cells in the peripheral ... blood of some patients ... /megaloblastic anaemia ... Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy