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“ERYTHROCYTES: NORMAL & ABNORMAL”
NAME : NUR FATHIYAH BINTI MOHD.ID : 012012111311.LECTURER’S NAME :MDM SHUHADADATE OF SUBMISSION : 03 DECEMBER 2013
DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
HAEMATOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC II (SBD 0153)
NORMAL MORPHOLOGY OF ERYTHROCYTESNORMOCYTIC (NORMAL SIZE) biconcave shape , no nucleus SIZE
7.2 X 2.1 µm
NORMOCHROMIC Hemoglobin content in rbc. Normal colour : pinkish red
(wright / leishman staining). Pale central area -1/3 of total
surface
ABNORMAL
MORPHOLOGY OF
ERYTHROCYTES
normocytic
marcocytic
microcytic
MACROCYTIC MCV < 90 fl Defect in nuclear maturation / stimulated erythrocytes.Disorder : Folate and vitamin B12 deficiency , reticulocytosis.
microcytic
Low in hemoglobin synthesis. MCV > 80 fl Disorder : iron deficiency anaemia , thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies , malabsorption syndrome.
Shape variation
Sickle cell (drepanocytes)
Target cell (codocytes)
Thorn cell (acanthocytes)
Burr cell (echinocytes)
Stomatocytes
Ovalocytes / elliptocytesSpherocytes
Blister cell
Helmet cell (schizocytes)
Tear drop cell (dacryocytes)
Sickle cell (drepanocytes)
No central pallorUsually forming the
shape of a cresent or banana.
Dense hemoglobin (dark red to light purple)
Disorder : sickle cell anemia
Target cell (codocytes)
Bull’s eye appearance (resembles the target sign)
Due to excess membrane cholesterol or low haemoglobin content
Disorder : liver disease , thalassemia
About the same size as normal RBC
Thorn cell (acanthocytes)
Multiple thorny , spikes.
No central pallor
Rare thorn cell may be seen in a blood smear which may be due to the very old RBC’s
Also known as spur cell
Disorder : cirrhosis , neonatal hepatitis and post-splenectomy
BURR CELL (ECHINOCYTES)
Evenly distributed , uniformly sized spicules
Causes : decrease deformability which leads to increasing cell rigidity and premature destruction.
Disorder : bleeding in gastric ulcers , peptic ulcer and gastric carcinoma.
STOMATOCYTES
Due to underlying RBC membrane defect.
“slit-like” or “mouth-like “ central pallor.
Compact and round shape
Disorder : alcoholism , thalassemia minor , hereditary spherocytosis.
OVALOCYTES / ELLIPTOCYTES
Usually longer and narrower
than normal RBC.
Usually has a central pallor
Disorder : thalassemia , hemolytic anemia , iron deficiency anemia.
SPHEROCYTES
Doughnut
shaped
Due to loss of membrane due to aging , antibody coating or genetic defect.
No central pallor
MCV may be normal of slightly decreased
Disorder : autoimmune hemolytic anemia , transfusion reaction
BLISTER CELL
Vacuoles may
ruptured
Thinner area at periphery / outer membrane of cell membrane.
Disorder : pulmonary emboli in sickle cell anemia , microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
HELMET CELL (SCHIZOCYTES)
Remains after rupturing of blister cell
An army helmet features with short straps.
Disorder : emboli , G6PD deficiency , hemolytic anemia
TEAR DROP CELL (DACRYOCYTES)
Unipolar tapered end with a blunt tip
Increase number of tear drop RBC is a clue to a possible underlying marrow process.
Disorder : thalassemia , severe anemia , megaloblastic anemia , mylefibrosis.
VARIATION IN RED CELL COLORATION
Normal erythrocytes : pinkish red with lighted coloured centre.
Anisochromia : uneven coloration of erythrocytes.
Hypochromia : central pallor exceed 1/3 of the cell membrane.
Hyperchromia : erythrocytes is intensively coloured.Polychromatophilia :
cytoplasm is greyish-orange in colour.
VARIATION IN RED CELL DISTRIBUTION
AGGLUTINATION
ROULEAUX FORMATION
Irregular overlapping aggregate of RBC’s.
Seen in cold antibody syndrome
Reaction of antibodies with antigens on erythrocytes
Caused by concentration of fibrinogen or immunoglobulin
Arrangement of erythrocytes in groups that resembles stacks of coins
Seen in multiple myeloma , inflammation
RBC inclusion
Howell-jolly bodies
Basophilic stippling / punctate basiphilia
Pappenheimer bodies
(siderocytes)
H inclusionHeinz bodiesCabot
ring
Reticulocytes
Malaria parasites
C crystal
Nuclear / cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances , usually protein.
condition formed if there is the abnormalitiy invoved virus infection classified according to staining
HOWELL-JOLLY BODIES
Composed of fragments of DNA
May be centrally located or sometimes in the periphery
Caused by acceleration / ineffective erythropoiesis in which chromosome fragments are left in the cytoplasm
Staining : Romanowsy (eosin-metilena blue)
Disorder : splenectomy and in thalassemia , hemolytic anemia
BASOPHILIC STIPPLING / PUNCTATE BASOPHILIA
Composed of ribosomes
Artifactual caused by precipitation of RNA during staining
Very small blue / blue-gray granules distributed throughout the cytoplasm of RBC’s
Staining : romanowsy (eosin-metilena blue
Disorder : defective / accelerated heme synthesis , lead poisoning anf thalassemia
PAPPENHEIMER BODIES (SIDEROCYTE)
Purplish irregular aggregates of granules composed of ferric iron
Caused by excess available iron throughout the body
Staining : prussian blue
Disorder : sideroblastic anemia , thalassemia , asplenism
H INCLUSIONStain with
supravital stain four drops of blood is incubated with 0.5ml of brilliant cresyl blue for 20 minutes at 37°cComposed of precipitated chains of beta-hemoglobin
Blue-green dots can be seen in the red blood cell
Can be seen in HbH disease because of the deposit of the unstable hemoglobin red blood cell,HbH.
HEINZ BODIES
Purple-blue inclusions visible only after supravital stain
Composed of denatures hemoglobin
Seen in alpha thalassemia , G6PD deficiency and unstable hemoglobin syndromes
CABOT RING
Purplish ring-shaped , figure-8 / loop shaped structure composed of nuclear membrane remnants
Rarely seenExact mechanism
unknown
Staining : romanowsky
Disorder : pernicious anemia , lead poisoning , homozygous thalassemia and post-splenectomy
MALARIA PARASITES
Round to oval ring-shaped intracellular parasite in RBC’s
Found in malaria
Usually <2 micrometer in young trphozoites
C CRYSTA
LHexagon shaped / rhomboid shaped crystalline structures in RBC’s. Variable sized RBC
crystalline dark blue-purple inclusions.
Disorder : hemoglobin C , hemoglobin SC
RETICULOCYTESYoung red blood cells
that contains ribonucleic acid and ribosomes
Seen As dark blue granule or filament
Staining : Supravital stains (such as brilliant cresyl blue, as used here) clump RNA and mitochondria and permit easy identification of reticulocytes, as compared to mature RBC