An image from a bone marrow smear showing a macrophage (center) with ingested red blood cells, vacuolation, and hemosiderin (iron) granules seen in a patient with a normal bone marrow (100X oil immersion).
An image from a peripheral blood smear stained with Perls Prussian Blue showing a ringed sideroblast (center) and an abundant amount of blue pappenheimer bodies (100X oil immersion).
An image from a peripheral blood smear stained with Perls Prussian Blue showing a ringed sideroblast (left) and an abundant amount of blue pappenheimer bodies (50X oil immersion).