Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
 • Macrocytic - Megaloblastic anemia, Liver diseases, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Increased reticulocyte count
 • Spherocytes - Hereditary spherocytosis, Hemolytic anemia, Post transfusion
 • Target cells - Thalassemia, Liver diseases, Sideroblastic anemia, Hemoglobinopathies
 • Teardrop cells - Severe anemia, Pernicious anemia, Myeloproliferative anemia
 • Elliptocytes - Hereditary elliptocytosis, Thalassemia, Iron-deficiency anemia
 • Sickle cells - Sickle cell anemia, Sickle-thalassemia
 • Stomatocytes - Malignant tumors, Acute alcoholism
 • Burr cells - Renal diseases, Liver diseases, Bleeding gastric ulcer, Severe burns
 • Acanthocytes - Alcohol intoxication, Post-splenectomy, Vitamin E deficiency, Congenital abetalipoproteinemia
 • Hemet cells - G-6-PD deficiency, Pulmonary emboli
 • Schistocytes - Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Thrombotic idiopathic thrombocytopenia (ITP), Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC)

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