RBC Morphology & Disease-1
Spherocytes:
Those red cell morphologies associated with
hemolytic disorders:
H. spherocytosis
Immunhemolytic anemia
Burns
Chemical injury to RBCs
Elliptocytes/ovalocytes:
H. elliptocytosis
Acanthocytes:
abetalipoproteinemia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Echinocytes:
Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency
Uremia