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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
thought to be precursors ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
peripheral blood smear ... iron deficiency anemia ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
maturation of red cell precursors ... #Path #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
with hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
This smear was from ... and hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... peripheral blood smear ... 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 ... no significant anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #