What would be the likely findings if a bone marrow aspiration were performed in a complicated case of iron deficiency anemia?

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Shaggy polychromatophilic normoblasts are seen because of the asynchronous maturation of developing red cells,with the cytoplasm lagging behind that of the nucleus.Prussian blue is an iron-specific stain;in iron deficiency anemia,iron stores are absent,and sideroblasts and siderocytes are markedly decreased to absent.The M:E ratio is increased late in iron deficiency because fewer red cell precursors exist in the marrow,but no staining with Prussian blue occurs.

What Would Be the Likely Findings If a Bone Marrow