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112    SECTION THREE  ERYTHROCYTES

                                          HOWELL-JOLLY BODIES



























                                        FIGURE 12–1  Howell-Jolly bodies.
                 COLOR:  Dark blue to purple
                 SHAPE:  Round to oval
                 SIZE:  0.5-1.5 mm
                 NUMBER PER CELL:  Usually 1; may be multiple
                 COMPOSITION:  DNA
                 Associated with:  Splenectomy, hyposplenism, megaloblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia
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