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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
a linear red "Auer ... #Clinical #Path ... Smear #Microscopy #Auer
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... with occasional Auer ... consistent with Auer ... addition to APL, Auer ... #Clinical #Path
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 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
Elliptocyte - Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes. In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
A normal peripheral ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Normal
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
are one of the abnormal ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
shape, having the normal ... color and loss of normal ... and hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path
Sickle cells These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
the rest being normal ... no significant anemia ... phenomenon include the normal ... months of life, the abnormal ... #Clinical #Path
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