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Dianocytes (target cells)

Smear · Anemias

Target cells (Codocytes, Leptocytes or Mexican hat cells). They are red cells with a central area of intense staining surrounded by a ring of less intensely stained periphery and then a further ring of dense staining at the edge of the cell. Target cells are commonly seen in blood film of patients with liver disease, thalassemia or sickle-cell disease, iron-deficiency anemia and in splenectomise
Target cells (Codocytes, Leptocytes or Mexican hat cells). They are red cells with a central area of intense staining surrounded by a ring of less intensely stained periphery and…

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Category
Anemias
Difficulty
media
Type
Micrography

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