What is Microspherocytes?

What is Microspherocytes?

[ mī′krō-sfîr′ō-sī-tō′sĭs, -sfĕr′- ] n. A blood condition seen in hemolytic jaundice in which small spherocytes predominate and red blood cells are smaller and more globular than normal.

What are blister cells?

Blister cell In blister cells, an outer rim of cytoplasm is maintained, and when this ruptures, the resulting bite cells have horn-like projections. Blister cells appear as red blood cells containing a peripherally located vacuole.

What are Dacrocytes?

A dacrocyte (or dacryocyte) is a type of poikilocyte that is shaped like a teardrop (a “teardrop cell”). A marked increase of dacrocytes is known as dacrocytosis.

What does poikilocytosis mean in medical terms?

poikilocytosis [poi′kilō′sītō′sis] abnormal variation or red blood cell shape in a Wright-stained peripheral blood film. The term “poikilocytosis” is used only when the red blood cell shape cannot be more specifically defined.

What is hereditary pyropoikilocytosis?

Jump to navigation Jump to search. Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) is an autosomal recessive form of hemolytic anemia characterized by an abnormal sensitivity of red blood cells to heat and erythrocyte morphology similar to that seen in thermal burns or from prolonged exposure of a healthy patient’s blood sample to high ambient temperatures.

What is poikilocytosis (RBC shaped differently)?

Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, MD on October 25, 2017 — Written by Jacquelyn Cafasso. Poikilocytosis is the medical term for having abnormally shaped red blood cells (RBCs) in your blood. Abnormally shaped blood cells are called poikilocytes.

What are the possible complications of poikilocytosis?

In poikilocytosis normal functioning of RBC’s are hampered due to their deformity which leads to: 1 Anemia. 2 Weight loss. 3 Growth retardation. 4 Heart diseases.