Pyropoikilocytosis - Slide 2

Slide of a patient with a hereditary pyropoikilocytosis and splenectomy. Due to the membrane defect, bizarrely shaped erythrocytes can be seen. In this slide, among others, schistocytes, megalocytic erythrocytes and elliptocytes can be seen.

The hemoglobin of this patient was

6.4 mmol/L

with an MCV of

61 fL

and an RDW of

33%

. The erythrocyte count was normal at

5.7⋅10¹²/L

XN Scatterplots

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wnr

rbc

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Lymphocytes

Monocytes

Neutrophils & Basophils

Eosinophils

Leukocytes

Basophils

NRBCs

Debris

Erythrocytes

Reticulocytes

RBC fragments

Platelets

immature platelets

Reference

Peripheral blood

Anisocytosis