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

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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
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A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
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Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
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Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
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Stomatocyte - The appearance of stomatocytes with their oval or rectangular central pallor has been compared
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