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Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Post-splenectomy blood ... smear demonstrating ... Howell-Jolly bodies ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
are a Howell-Jolly ... Target cells are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
These cells are ... The photo on the ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
A peripheral-blood ... 25% plasma cells ... Wright–Giemsa stain) #Clinical ... #HONC #Derm #Plasmacytomas ... #NEJM
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
smears the small ... are Howell-Jolly ... in the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
ring, B – Howell-Jolly ... cells in the peripheral ... blood of some patients ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Microscopy #BloodSmear
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
seen in the left photo ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... Dacrocytes are found ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... and the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... a more generic term ... In the right photo ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Schistocytes