Internal medicine on Instagram: “Myelofibrosis Film shows a dysplastic nucleated red blood cell, frequent tear-drop poikilocytes and a primitive granulocyte.”

- “Teardrop-shaped red blood cells (dacrocytes) This peripheral smear from a patient with bone marrow fibrosis shows numerous teardrop-shaped red cells…”

- I'd like to tell you a curious story. Jane was a 52 year old woman in need of a kidney transplant. Thankfully she had three loving sons who were all very happy to give her one of theirs. So Jane's ...

- “Hemoglobin H disease: Peripheral blood smear from a patient with hemoglobin H disease and an intact spleen. The smear shows target cells (blue arrows),…”

- “Peripheral blood smear from a patient with multiple myeloma shows red blood cell rouleaux (arrows), giving the appearance of stacked coins.”

- “Malaria: Red cell containing intraerythrocytic ring forms (trophozoites) Peripheral smear from a patient with malaria shows intraerythrocytic ring forms…”

- “Saddle nose deformity (arrow) due to cartilage damage in a patient with relapsing polychondritis.”

- “Tuboeruptive xanthomata of the knee Type III hyperlipoproteinemia.”