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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 ... some hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
peripheral blood smears ... cells in the right photo ... in congenital asplenia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... present in the left photo ... with hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
In the right photo ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... is mechanical trauma ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... This smear was from ... and hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
peripheral blood smears ... target cells are ... no significant anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Koilonychia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old woman presented to the primary care clinic with fatigue and
Iron-Deficiency Anemia ... to the primary care ... associated with nail trauma ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #koilonychia