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Stomatocyte - The appearance of stomatocytes with their oval or rectangular central pallor has been compared
Clinical Correlation ... seen in liver disease ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
to sickle cell disease ... trait do very well clinically ... thalassemia, and HbSC disease ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

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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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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
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Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
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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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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
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