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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... Bite cell, Elliptocyte ... cell, Other RBC ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... ) Morphology Microcytic ... RBC: Pyridoxine ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte ... #Morphology #differential
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... ) Morphology Atlas ... Myeloproliferative anemia • Elliptocytes ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC ... #Morphology #Atlas
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
other reproducible morphologic ... hypertension • Unusual RBC ... pyropoikilocytes, elliptocytes ... acanthocytes - Consider RBC
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
alterations to measured RBC ... samples cause RBCs ... a falsely low RBC ... Schistocytes #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes ... Keratocyte #Blister #HelmetCells
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
Diagnostic morphologic ... enlarged infected rbc ... patient Infected RBCs ... (stippling), a morphologic ... blood #clinical #pathology
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Morphologic Findings ... cell membrane Elliptocytes ... RedBloodCells #RBCs ... #Morphology #Morphologic