Peripheral smear findings include
microcytes, hypochromic RBC & anisopoikilocytosis.
In erythrocytes, morphological alterations were anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, target cells,
microcytes, spherocytes, polychromic RBCs, howell jolly bodies, immature nucleated RBCs and rouleaux formation.
Abnormal red blood cells (RBCs) with low volume, including
microcytes, schistocytes, and spherocytes, have been reported to be the cause of spuriously high platelet counts.
Schistocytes, anisocytes, macrocytes,
microcytes, ovalocytes, helmet, and tear drop cells were present on the peripheral blood smear.
The blood smear has typical thalassemic features, including hypochromia, target cells, basophilic stippling, occasional
microcytes, and red cell fragments [10].
Peripheral smear study of anemia showed
microcytes with central pallor greater than 50% (hypochromic).
Microscopic examination of blood films obtained from naturally infected camels showed presence of different morphological changes in erythrocyte such as tear droplet cells, eliptical cells,
microcytes,
microcytes with nuclear remnants, paler cells, stomatocytes, hypochromia and polychromia (Fig.
A peripheral blood film showed mild anemia with
microcytes, no significant polychromasia or poikilocytosis, and neutrophils with prominent granulation.
Peripheral blood smear showed important anisocytosis and poikilocytosis with hypocrome
microcytes predominance.
Howell-Jolly bodies showing signs of hemolytic anemia or an affected spleen; also polycromasia and
microcytes, which occur in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
microcyte - an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)