Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology in Hemoglobin H Disease
Blood smear in hemoglobin H disease: marked poikilocytosis, codocytes, acanthocytes, and HbH inclusion bodies with supravital cresyl blue stain.
Tag
Thalassemia
Hematology
Differentiating Iron Deficiency Anemia from Minor Beta-Thalassemia
Comparison of Menter, Jayabose, and Wongprachum red cell indices for differential diagnosis of iron deficiency and minor beta-thalassemia using CBC.
Hematology
Normoblastosis and Poikilocytosis in Beta-Thalassemia Blood Smear
Blood smear analysis in beta-thalassemia: massive normoblastosis (256 normoblasts), target cells, dacrocytes, and schistocytes in the differential count.
Hematology
Blood Smear in Beta-Thalassemia Post-Splenectomy
Peripheral blood picture in beta-thalassemia after splenectomy: severe anisopoikilocytosis, target cells, normoblasts, and Howell-Jolly bodies.
Hematology
Blood Smear in Intermediate Beta-Thalassemia
Peripheral blood erythrocyte morphology in intermediate beta-thalassemia after splenectomy: anisopoikilocytosis, target cells, and Howell-Jolly bodies.
Hematology
Target Cells (Codocytes) in Blood Smear
Morphology of target cells (codocytes) in a blood smear: causes, association with thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, and liver pathology.
Hematology
Knizocytes in Blood Smear: Morphology and Diagnostics
What are knizocytes, how do red blood cells with two concavities look in a blood smear, and what pathologies do they indicate? Diagnosis in hemoglobinopathies.
Hematology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia
Laboratory algorithm for differential diagnosis of microcytic hypochromic anemias: ferritin, iron, TIBC, and transferrin saturation.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology in Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies
Peripheral blood smears in beta-thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, and hemoglobinopathies C and E: HbC crystals, sickle and target cells.
Hematology
Thalassemia vs. Iron Deficiency Anemia: Differential Diagnosis
How to differentiate minor thalassemia from iron deficiency anemia: the role of ferritin, erythrocyte indices MCV and RDW, and hemoglobin electrophoresis in diagnosis.
Hematology
Major Beta-Thalassemia: External Signs and Symptoms
External manifestations of major beta-thalassemia: facial bone deformities, cutaneous hemosiderosis in severe hemolytic anemia and iron overload.