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98 SECTION THREE ERYTHROCYTES
oikilocytosis is a general term for the presence of abnormally shaped red blood cells.
PIn most cases, we have opted to use the more specific name for each abnormally shaped
red blood cell in place of the term poikilocytosis.
ACANTHOCYTE
Spur Cell
A B
FIGURE 11–1A Acanthocytes. FIGURE 11–1B Acanthocytes.
DESCRIPTION: Erythrocyte with irregularly spaced
projections that vary in width, length, and number;
usually dense, lacking central pallor
Associated with: Severe liver disease, splenectomy,
malabsorption, hypothyroidism, vitamin E deficiency,
abetalipoproteinemia
C
FIGURE 11–1C Acanthocytes; two nucleated red
blood cells in field.
