There was an abnormal population of schistocytes and other morphologic forms of atypical red cells, a finding that has been described rarely in patients with myeloid neoplasms such as MDS. 19,21 ...

Schistocytes — fragments of red cells resulting from mechanical damage (i.e., shear forces) — are identified on a peripheral-blood smear according to their size (smaller than intact red cells ...

Whole red blood cells have a round shape, whereas schistocytes are triangle- or helmet-shaped. Triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia Several health conditions involve MAHA.

Erythroid Cells. Automated measurement of schistocytes after bone marrow transplantation. J-F Lesesve 1, S Salignac 1, T Lecompte 1 & ...

Schistocytes (fragmented, irregularly shaped cells): hemolytic anemias, burns, sepsis, and platelet disorders ‌Elliptocytes (oval or elongated cells): iron deficiency , myelofibrosis, or ...

Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red blood cell unit; exposing the donor cells ... (schistocytes) and thrombocytopenia include metastatic cancer ...