RBC INCLUSIONS Flashcards

1
Q

sideroblastic anemias (lead poisoning, myelodysplastic syndromes, alcoholism)

perinuclear mitochondria with excess iron, require Prussian blue stain to be visualized

bone marrow

A

iron granules (ringed sideroblasts)

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2
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functional hyposplenia, asplenia

basophilic nuclear remnants
usually removed by splenic macrophages

peripheral smear

A

Howell jolly bodies

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3
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sideroblastic anemias, thalassemias

basophilic ribosomal precipitates (no iron)

A

basophilic stippling

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4
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sideroblastic anemia

basophilic granules (contain iron)

A

pappenheimer bodies

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5
Q

G6PD deficiency

denatured and precipitated hemoglobin

phagocytic removal of heinz bodies leading to bite cells

requires supra vital stain to be visualized

A

heinz bodies

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