Several erythrocyte abnormalities are present in both the upper and lower images. Many of these atypical cells are most likely present as a result of the patient's splenectomy.
Considerable anisocytosis and poikilocytosis with many teardrop cells, bite cells, fragmented forms, and a few target cells are apparent. Some of the erythrocytes in the upper image contain Howell-Jolly bodies (DNA fragments) that may be single or multiple, especially in myeloproliferative disorders. These inclusions stain negatively for iron and are eccentrically placed in the red cell cytoplasm.
