💐 Pappenheimer Bodies💐 💐 iron-containing granules present in the cytoplasm of red blood cells. They represent residual mitochondrial fragments or ferritin that have not been completely removed during erythrocyte maturation. 💐 Associated Conditions • Sideroblastic anemia • Post-splenectomy state or hyposplenism • Thalassemia • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) • Iron overload or transfusion-dependent anemia 💐 How to Differentiate Basophilic Stippling from Pappenheimer Bodies 💐 ✅ Basophilic Sti