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Siderocyte containing Pappenheimer bodies in sideroblastic anemia

Siderocyte containing Pappenheimer bodies in sideroblastic anemia
Peripheral smear from a patient with clonal sideroblastic anemia, showing a population of hypochromic and microcytic red cells. One hypochromic red cell (arrow) has three iron-containing inclusions, called Pappenheimer bodies.
Courtesy of Sylvia Bottomley, MD.
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