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Basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in peripheral blood smear of a patient with chronic lead poisoning (1)

Basophilic stippling of erythrocytes indicated by black arrows. (Source: Dr. Herbert L Fred and Hendrik A van Dijk via Wikimedia Commons, https://cnx.org/contents/MZa_Ph4e@4/Images-of-Memorable-Cases-Case-81. Accessed October 11, 2022. Creative Commons Attribution [CC-BY 2.0] License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en. Figure edited by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)

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