Inclusion Bodies Flashcards
1
Q
- Content: Aggregated RNA
- irregular dark blue to purple dots/granules EVENLY distributed
A
Basophilic stippling (a.k.a. Punctate Basophilia)
2
Q
A.k.a. Plumbism
A
Lead poisoning
3
Q
Associated with:
- Lead poisoning
- Pyrimidine-5’-nucleotidase deficiency
- Thalassemia
- Megaloblastic anemia
A
Basophilic stippling
4
Q
Observed in Plumbism, impaired Hb synthesis , Megaloblastic anemia, and other forms of severe anemia
A
Coarse stippling
5
Q
Stippling where there is increased polychromatophilia
A
Fine stippling
6
Q
A.k.a. pappenheimer bodies
A
Siderotic granules
7
Q
- content: intra-erythrocytic collections of iron
- **multiple dark blue irregular granules
A
Pappenheimer bodies
