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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
iron deficiency anemia ... Path #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Anemia
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
Path #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
a linear red "Auer ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... Smear #Microscopy #Auer
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... with occasional Auer ... consistent with Auer ... addition to APL, Auer ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... iron deficiency anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
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
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
with hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
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
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
/megaloblastic anaemia ... Pathology #Microscopy #BloodSmear
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
and hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear