Polychromatophilic Red Blood Cells (RBCs)

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Polychromatophilic Red Blood Cells (RBCs)

There are two polychromatophilic RBCs in this field. Notice that they have a blue-gray appearance compared to the other RBCs in the field. Polychromatophilic RBCs are often larger than mature RBCs and either lack central or have diminished central pallor.
The arrows on the bottom slide indicate more examples of polychromatophilic cells.