Red blood cell Anomalies

    Cards (67)

    • semilunar body

      Frequently seen in malaria and in other conditions causing overt hemolysis.
    • Semilunar body
      As large as leukocytesPale-pink staining ghost of the red cell (the membrane remaining after the contents been released)
    • Bronze Ellipoc yte
      Bipolar or central distribution of hemoglobin
    • Biscuit cells

      Hemoglobin sc disease
    • Biscuit cell
      Folded RBCS
    • Thalassemia
      also known as Mediterranean Anemia
    • Thalassemia
      also known as Hereditary leptocytosis
    • Target cells
      ThalassemiaLCAT deficiency
    • Bite cell
      demonstrate a semicircular defect in their edge (resembles a bite mark)
    • Bite cell
      aka degmacyte
    • bell shaped

      in vivo, and on electron microscopy, these cell appears_ --- shape
    • codocyte
      are RBCS with an increased cell membrane to volume ratio
    • target cells
      RBCS which show a centrally stained area with a thin outer rim of hemoglobin
    • target cells
      platy cyte, Bull's eye cell, Mexican hat cell, Greek helmet cell
    • target cells
      aka codocyte
    • Oat-shaped cells

      Which form of depranocyte has less pronounced projections, and returns to its original shape once reoxygenated.
    • ISC
      crescent shaped with long projectionswhen re oxygenated they fragment
    • irreversible sickle cell and oat shaped cell
      two forms of depranocyte
    • Drepanocyte
      sickle or crescent shaped RBCS
    • Drepanocyte
      sickle cell or Menisocyte
    • Schistocytes
      uremiaMAHASHUS
    • TTP, HELLP, HUS, and DIC
      major MAHAS
    • MAHAS
      Group of disorders characterized by RBC fragmentation and thrombocytopenia
    • Schistocytes
      Fragmented RBCs
    • Schistocytes
      aka schizocyte
    • Dacryocyte
      PMFmegaloblastic anemiathalassemia
    • Dacryocyte
      Pear-shaped or teardrop shaped RBCs
    • Dacryocyte
      aka teardrop cells
    • Hereditary ElliptocytosisThalassemia
      Elliptocyte
    • Elliptocytes
      elliptical (cigarshaped) RBC
    • Ovalocytes
      oval shaped RBCs
    • Ovalocyte
      aka southeast asian ovalocyte
    • TAR syndrome
      Thrombocytopenia absent radius
    • Burr cell
      uremia and pk deficiency
    • Burr cell
      RBCS with regularly speculated surface
    • Burr cells

      aka echinocytes
    • Abetalipoproteinemia
      Bassen kornzweig syndrome or Hereditary Acanthocytosis
    • Acanthocyte
      AbetalipoproteinemiaMcleod syndrome Pk deficiency
    • Acanthocyte
      RBC with irregularly spiculated surface
    • Acanthocytes
      aka thorn cell