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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Associated Diseases Acanthocyte ... Bite cell, 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 ... Schistocytes #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes ... #Ovalocytes #Echinocytes
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
fragmentation Dacrocytes ... pointed tips Acanthocytes ... bulbous tips Spherocytes ... cell membrane Elliptocytes