Staining of RBC Inclusions Hematology Review 305
INCLUSION WRIGHT’S STAIN NEW METHYLENE BLUE STAIN PRUSSIAN BLUE STAIN
Reticulum Cell appears polychromatophilic Yes No
Howell-Jolly bodies Yes Yes No
Pappenheimer bodies Yes Yes Yes
Siderotic granules Yes, but called Pappenheimer bodies Yes Yes
Heinz bodies No Yes No