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Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
a Howell-Jolly body ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... TargetCells #Target #HowellJolly
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 ... #Body #Bodies #
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... , and severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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 ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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 #IronDeficiency
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 ... #BloodSmear #Blood
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
– Howell-Jolly Body ... /megaloblastic anaemia ... blue-staining and ... Pathology #Microscopy #BloodSmear
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
, darker color and ... spherocytosis and ... hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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 ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Howell-Jolly Body ... more than one H-J body ... the left photo and ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood