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Iron Deficiency Anemia-Stains

Iron Deficiency Anemia-Stains
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Author: ASH Image Collection
Category: Red Cell: Disorders of Iron Metabolism and Heme Synthesis > Iron Deficiency and related disorders > Acquired
Published Date: 10/06/2015

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Prussian blue (iron) stained bone marrow

 

This image shows iron stains for comparison. In the left upper corner iron is increased,  as demonstrated by the large amount of blue material.  The next two images show Odecreasing amounts of iron.  The right bottom image shows no iron.  This test is considered the gold standard for evaluating marrow iron stores.