Disturbances of Erythrocytes Morphology

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INTRODUCTION
DISTURBED MATURATION OF ERYTHROCYTES
Disturbed Erythrocyte Coloration
Disturbed Erythrocyte Size (Poikilocytosis)
Disturbed Erythrocyte Shape
 

INTRODUCTION

 

The maturation of the cells of erythrocytic line normally happens in the bone marrow. Only mature erythrocytes pass into the peripheral blood.
Morphological disturbances of erythrocytes in the peripheral blood may be of different types:

  • alterations in the coloration,
  • alterations in the size,
  • alterations in the shape,
  • erythrocytes with nuclear remnants, and
  • inclusion bodies in erythrocytes.