SECONDARY | PERNICIOUS | | MYELOGENOUS | LYMPHATIC ANEMIA. | ANEMIA. | CHLOROSIS. | LEUKEMIA. | LEUKEMIA. -------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------ Hemoglobin. Diminished | Diminished. | Greatly | Decidedly | Markedly according to | | diminished. | diminished. | diminished. degree of | | | | anemia. | | | | -------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------ Red Corpuscle Count. Normal in | Greatly | Slightly | Decidedly | Markedly mild cases; | diminished. | diminished. | diminished. | diminished. diminished | | | | in all | | | | others. | | | | -------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------ Color-index. Normal or | High. | Low. | Usually | Usually slightly | | | slightly | slightly diminished. | | | diminished. | diminished. -------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------ Leukocyte Count. Not | Normal or | Normal or | Extremely | Very high. necessarily | diminished. | diminished. | high. | affected; | | | | leukocytosis | | | | common. | | | | -------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------ Red Corpuscles on Stained Films. Variations | Marked | Nearly | Similar to | Similar to in size and | variations | uniform size| secondary | secondary shape in | in size, | and shape; | anemia, | anemia. moderate | shape, and | average size| except | Erythro- cases; | staining | decreased; | normoblasts | blasts not variations | reactions. | pale | generally | numerous. in staining | Average size| centers. | very | reactions | increased. | Erythro- | numerous. | and | Tendency to | blasts very | | normoblasts | large oval | rare. | | in severe | forms. | | | cases. | Erythro- | | | | blasts | | | | always | | | | present; | | | | megaloblasts| | | | exceed | | | | normoblasts.| | | -------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------ Leukocytes on Stained Films. Normal | Lymphocytes | Lymphocytes | Large | Lymphocytes