Review Question - QID 106631

A 13-year-old African American boy with no past medical history goes out to dinner with his family at a local Mexican restaurant. He eats a traditional Central-Mexican dish made with fava beans. Two days later, he becomes pale and begins to complain of back pain. His mother accompanies him to the pediatrician where a peripheral blood smear is obtained. Which of the following figures best demonstrates the likely appearance of this patient's red blood cells?