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Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
left photo are a teardrop ... cell, 2 blister ... Smear #Helmet #HelmetCells
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Bite cell, Elliptocyte ... Spherocyte, Teardrop ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Hemoglobinopathies • Teardrop ... Myeloproliferative anemia • Elliptocytes ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC #Morphology
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Morphologic Findings ... fragmentation Dacrocytes (teardrop ... cells) - Teardrop ... cell membrane Elliptocytes ... #Morphologic #Diagnosis
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Dacrocytes, #Teardrops ... Schistocytes #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes ... Bite #Keratocyte #Blister ... #HelmetCells
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte ... S-beta thalassemia Teardrop ... BloodCell #RBC #Morphology