Figure 1. Purple bodies are basophilic cytoplasmic inclusions in the cytoplasm of myeloid blasts. These structures are less distinct than the more commonly found Auer rods.
Figure 2. Here is a basophilic inclusion in the cytoplasm of this myeloid leukemia cell. These nonspecific forms lack the characteristic shape of the Auer rod or Pseudo-Chediak Higashi granule which can be seen in myeloid leukemias.