RBC abnormalities/ inclusions and WBC abnormalities

What diseases they are associated with

Spherocyte - hereditary spherocytosis

Elliptocyte - iron deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia

Target cells - Thalassemia, liver disease

Schistosytes - DIC

Bite cells - G6PD def

Teardrop cell or dacrocytes - myelofibrosis, thalassemia

Acanthocytes or spur cells - liver disease

echinocytes - liver diseases

Stomatocytes - alcoholism, liver disease

Reticulocytes - blood loss, hemolysis

Green - brilliant cresyl blue

blue new methylene blue

Heinz bodies - G6PD

Howel jolly body - post splenectomy, severe hemolytic anemia, megaloblastic anemia

Basophilic stipling - lead poisoning, thalassemia, sideroblastic

Cabot ring - megaloblastic anemia

Pappenheimer bodies - sideroblastic anemia

Dohle bodies - severe infection

Toxic granulation - bacterial infections, inflammation

Cytoplasmic vacuoles - sepsis, sever infection

Auer rods - AML

Smudge cells - CLL

Pelger huet - myelodysplastic syndrome

Hypersegmented -megaloblastic anemia

Myeloblast - AML

Promyelocyte - Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Myelocyte - CML

Metamyelocyte - CML