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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Bite cell, Elliptocyte ... Sickle cell, Spherocyte ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology ... #Morphologies #Key
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... reticulocyte count • Spherocytes ... Myeloproliferative anemia • Elliptocytes ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC #Morphology ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Stomatocytes #Spherocytes ... Schistocytes #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes ... Bite #Keratocyte #Blister ... #HelmetCells