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blood smear microscopy auer auerrods aml asplenia centralpallor codocytes dacrocytes elliptocyte howell howelljolly howelljollybody irondeficiency irondeficiencyanemia jolly peripheralbloodsmear schistocytes sickle
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
linear red "Auer rod ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods ... #AuerRods #AML
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... In addition to APL ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #AuerRods #APL
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 Elliptocyte - Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes. In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic 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 ... 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 ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
a more generic term ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... Clinical conditions ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
and hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Sickle cells These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
trait do very well clinically ... no significant anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
in sickle cell anemia ... found in hemolytic anemia ... . pernicious anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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