This is the peripheral smear of which disease?: (A) Thalassemia, (B) Irion deficiency anemia, (C) Sickle cell anemia, (D) Sideroblastic anemia
Answer is C. Ans. C. Sickle cell anemiaSickle cell anemia. The elongated and crescent-shaped red blood cells seen on this smear represent circulating irreversibly sickled cells. Target cells and a nucleated red blood cell are also seen.