SOME ARTEFACTS FROM BLOOD SMEARS Akram Al-Hilali 2014
Degenerated Neutrophils
Fly Ova on slide before smearing
Fungal hyphae from stain (X 1000
Fungal hyphae from stain (X10)
Fungal hyphae from stain (x1000)
Fungal Spores from stain (x1000)
Fungal spores from stain (x100)
Artifacts caused by sample exposure to heat
Crenation due to dehydration in sample
Artifact vacuoles in red cells
Cabot Ring
RBC Morphology at film Tail