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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 #IronDeficiencyAnemia
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
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
to be seen in hemolytic ... anemias, especially ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia in which ... #Clinical #Path
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia. ... and laboratory diagnosis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia is characterized
With iron deficiency anemia, the MCV of the red blood cells is decreased, the zone of
iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency ... #IronDeficiencyAnemia
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
associated with hemolytic ... anemias, especially ... #Clinical #Path
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytosis and hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... She was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Path
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
in sickle cell anemia ... can be found in hemolytic ... anemia. pernicious ... anemia, thalassemia ... #Clinical #Path