- Smooth round dark blue-purple cytoplasmic inclusion
- May be centrally located or sometimes in the periphery
- Composed of fragments of DNA
- Iron stain negative
May Resemble:
- Pappenheimer bodies
- Basophilic stippling
- Heinz body (visible only after supravital stain)
- Hemoglobin H inclusions (visible only after supravital stain)
- Malaria infection
- Babesia infection
- Fungal infection
- Artifacts (e.g. Stain precipitate)
Howell Jolly Bodies
howell Jolly bodies
