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Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
Spherocytes - The ... to one of many spherocytes ...

Causes of spherocyte ... When spherocytes ... Spherocytes show

Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Stomatocytes #Spherocytes
Hemolysis in Hereditary Spherocytosis. Panel A shows the structure of a normal red cell and a
red cell and a spherocyte ... membrane loss, and spherocyte ... Spherocytes are
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Thalassemia • Spherocytes ... spherocytosis Acquired: • Spherocytes
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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negative - Smear: spherocytes
Peripheral-Blood Smear. A peripheral-blood smear (Wright’s stain) shows spherocytes (selectively indicated by arrows). #Clinical #Pathology #Spherocytosis
s stain) shows spherocytes
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Sickle cell, Spherocyte
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
for IgG +/- C3, Spherocytes
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Macrocytes, RBC Spherocytes
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
increase in: - spherocytes