Alterations In Erythrocyte Shape
SPHEROCYTE
STOMATOCYTE
DACROCYTE
Description:
Dacrocytes or “tear drop” cells are in fact discocytes drawn into a spicule. They can be of normal, reduced or increased size.
Size:
Changeable.
Shape:
Pear shaped with a more or less extended tail that sometimes ends in a swelling.
Significance:
They can be found in patient with myelofibrosis.