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Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
, a spur cell (acanthocyte ... 2 burr cells (echinocytes ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Helmet #HelmetCells
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
also shows an acanthocyte ... and an echinocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
peripheral-blood smear ... showed numerous acanthocytes ... Acanthocytes are ... confused with echinocytes ... #NEJM #clinical
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Lipemia causes a ... Poikilocytosis #CabotRings #Acanthocytes ... Elliptocytes #Ovalocytes #Echinocytes ... Keratocyte #Blister #HelmetCells