An image from a peripheral blood smear demonstrating marked spherocytosis and polychromasia in hereditary spherocytosis (100X oil immersion). A small lymphocyte (center) can also be seen.
An image from a peripheral blood smear showing targets, schistocytes, tears, spherocytes, microcytes, and hypochromic red blood cells seen in a patient with thalassemia (50X oil immersion).
A peripheral blood smear picture showing microcytic hypochromic red blood cells in thalassemia under 40X magnification (large lymphocyte out of focus).