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Sickle cell anemia. A peripheral blood smear shows numerous sickled cells, as well as normoblasts and occasional target cells. The erythrocyte to the left of center contains a Howell-Jolly body, indicative of functional hyposplenism.
Sickle cell anemia. A peripheral blood smear shows numerous sickled cells, as well as normoblasts and occasional target cells. The erythro...
FIGURE 10-7.Sickling of red blood cells in sickle cell anemia. (clumped) by anti-A serum; those in type B blood are agglutinated by anti-B serum. Type AB blood cells are agglutinated by both sera, and type O blood is not agglutinated by either serum.
FIGURE 10-7.Sickling of red blood cells in sickle cell anemia. (clumped) by anti-A serum; those in type B blood are agglutinated by anti-B...