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Acanthocytes (spur cells)


liver disease --> abetalipoproteinemia
basophilic stippling

basophilic stippling

Basically ACiD Alcohol is LeThal


Anemia of Chronic Disease


Alcohol abuse


Lead poisoning


Thalassemia
elliptocyte

elliptocyte

hereditary elliptocytosis

Bite cells
G6PD deficiency
macro-ovalocytes (big and purple)

megaloblastic anemia (also hypersegmented PMNs)
marrow failure
ringed sideroblasts

sideroblastic anemia. Excess iron in mitochondria

schistocyte/helmet cell

DIC
TTP/HUS
traumatic hemolysis (ie. mechanical heart valve prosthesis)

sickle cell
Sickle cell anemia

spherocyte

hereditary spherocytosis, Autoimmune hemolysis

Teardrop cells

Bone marrow infiltration (eg. myelofibrosis)

target cell

"HALT"


HbC disease
Asplenia
Liver disease
Thalassemia
Heinz bodies

alpha-thalassemia
G6PD deficiency

oxidation of hem sulfhydryl grps--> denatured Hb precipitation


=> in bit cells after phagocytic damage to RBCs


Visualized with crystal violet stain
Howell-Jolly bodies

hyposplenia/asplenia

basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs


Normally they should be removed from RBCs by spleen macrophages