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Sickle cell anemia and Howell Jolly bodies (nuclear remnants).

 - Dr. Abubaker Elshaikh
@ElshaikhMD

#SickleCell #HowellJolly #Body #Bodies
Sickle cell anemia ... and Howell Jolly ... #SickleCell #HowellJolly
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
the left photo and ... Howell-Jolly body and ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... TargetCells #Target #HowellJolly
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... , and severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... , thalassemia, and ... some hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
iron deficiency anemia ... central pallor and ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... uremic syndromes, and ... #Clinical #Path
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
with pancytopenia and ... promyelocytes, anemia ... of 6.8 g/dL), and ... fine chromatin, and ... #Clinical #Path
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
, darker color and ... spherocytosis and ... hemolytic anemias ... increased fragility and ... #Clinical #Path
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
, target cells and ... HbS aggregation and ... well clinically and ... no significant anemia ... #Clinical #Path
With iron deficiency anemia, the MCV of the red blood cells is decreased, the zone of
iron deficiency anemia ... is increased, and ... overall sizes and ... #Clinical #Path ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency