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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Associated Diseases Acanthocyte ... Spherocyte, Teardrop ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Lipemia causes a ... Poikilocytosis #CabotRings #Acanthocytes ... #Dacrocytes, #Teardrops ... #Echinocytes #BurrCells
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Spurr Cell RBC (Acanthocyte ... S-beta thalassemia Teardrop ... diagnosis #hematology #microscopy