Pappenheimer bodies

Pap·pen·hei·mer bod·ies

(pahp'ĕn-hī-mĕr), phagosomes, containing ferruginous granules, found in red blood cells in certain diseases (for example, sideroblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, and sickle cell disease); may contribute to spurious platelet counts by electrooptic counters.

Pap·pen·hei·mer bod·ies

(pahp'ĕn-hī-mer bod'ēz) Phagosomes, containing ferruginous granules, found in red blood cells in some diseases (e.g., sideroblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, and sickle cell disease).

Pappenheimer,

Alwin M., U.S. pathologist, 1878-1955. Pappenheimer bodies - phagosomes containing ferruginous granules, found in red blood cells in diseases such as sideroblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia and sickle cell disease.