An image from a peripheral blood smear showing marked basophilic stippling and hypochromic, microcytoc red blood cells seen in thalassemia (100X oil immersion).
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 bone marrow smear showing a macrophage with a valuolated and granular cytoplasm seen in a patient with a normal bone marrow (100X oil immersion).