Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning • Macrocytic - Megaloblastic anemia, Liver diseases, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Increased reticulocyte count • Spherocytes - Hereditary spherocytosis, Hemolytic anemia, Post transfusion • Target cells - Thalassemia, Liver diseases, Sideroblastic anemia, Hemoglobinopathies • Teardrop cells - Severe anemia, Pernicious anemia, Myeloproliferative anemia • Elliptocytes - Hereditary elliptocytosis, Thalassemia, Iron-deficiency anemia • Sickle cells - Sickle cell anemia, Sickle-thalassemia • Stomatocytes - Malignant tumors, Acute alcoholism • Burr cells - Renal diseases, Liver diseases, Bleeding gastric ulcer, Severe burns • Acanthocytes - Alcohol intoxication, Post-splenectomy, Vitamin E deficiency, Congenital abetalipoproteinemia • Hemet cells - G-6-PD deficiency, Pulmonary emboli • Schistocytes - Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Thrombotic idiopathic thrombocytopenia (ITP), Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC #Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis #differential #hematology
