An image from a peripheral blood smear showing tears, elliptocytes, and schistocytes seen in a patient with primary myelofibrosis (50X oil immersion). A basophil is also present.
An image from a peripheral blood smear showing tears, elliptocytes, schistocytes, and a giant platelet seen in patients with primary myelofibrosis (50X oil immersion). A neutrophil (right) and monocyte (left) are also present.
This image from a peripheral blood smear demonstrates increased spherocytosis, polychromasia, and a Howell-Jolly body seen in either hereditary spherocytosis or autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA).
An image from a peripheral blood smear showing tears, elliptocytes, and schistocytes seen in a patient with primary myelofibrosis (50X oil immersion). A myeloid precursor (right) and neutrophil (left) are also present.
An image from a peripheral blood smear demonstrating hypochromic, microcytic red blood cells, tear cells, and a few schistocytes in a thicker area of the smear (50X oil immersion).
An image from a peripheral blood smear demonstrating pappenheimer bodies, red blood cell agglutination, spherocytes, polychromasia, and Howell-Jolly bodies (100X oil immersion). A giant platelet is also present (top).
An image of a peripheral blood smear showing polychromasia, low platelets, and schistocytes in a patient with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (50X oil immersion).