Alterations In Erythrocyte Shape

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SPHEROCYTE

OVALOCYTE
LEPTOCYTE
ACANTHOCYTE
MEGALOCYTE

STOMATOCYTE

SCHIZOCYTE
POIKILOCYTE
DACROCYTE
ROULEAUX FORMATION

ROULEAUX FORMATION

 

Description:

Larger or smaller aggregation of erythrocytes.

Size:

Changeable.

Shape:

Erythrocytes in freshly taken blood aggregate on each other like stacked coins.

Significance:     

Present in thick portions of smears, especially in patients with increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.