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Aug
23
2021
Spherocytes
By William Aird
Peripheral smear from a 33 year-old woman with autoimmune hemolytic anemia shows two main populations of red blood cells: small spherocytes that have lost their central pallor and large purple-blue-stained polychromatic cells that correspond to reticulocytes (50x, oil).
High power view of peripheral smear described above (100x, oil).