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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Associated Diseases Acanthocyte ... Basophilic stippling, Bite ... Elliptocyte, Macro-ovalocyte ... Sickle cell, Spherocyte
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Lipemia causes a ... #TearCells #Dacrocytes ... #Stomatocytes #Spherocytes ... #Elliptocytes #Ovalocytes ... Echinocytes #BurrCells #Bite
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Heinz bodies (Bite ... Bite cells: sharp ... fragmentation Dacrocytes ... pointed tips Acanthocytes ... bulbous tips Spherocytes