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| The red cell inclusions in this split frame photomicrograph of peripheral smears are called: | View Page |
| Howell -Jolly bodies/ other erythrocyte environmental alterations Several erythrocyte abnormalities are present in both the upper and lower photomicrographs. Many of these atypical cells are probably present as a result of the patient's splenectomy. Considerable anisocytosis and poikilocytosis with many tear-drop cells, bite cells, fragmented forms, and a few target cells are apparent. Some of the erythrocytes in the upper frame contain Howell-Jolly bodies (DNA fragments) that may be single or multiple, especially in myeloproliferative disorders. These inclusions stain negatively for iron and are eccentrically placed in the red cell cytoplasm. . | View Page |