This photomicrograph of red blood cells (RBCs) shows both sickle-shaped and pappenheimer bodies.
Update Date: 2/7/2012
Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.