BLOOD SMEAR IN ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE. Peripheral blood smear of a patient with severe alcoholic liver disease. The main features are acanthocytes. Acanthocytes are erythrocytes that have a spiky shape. Source: American Society of Hematology image bank.
Acanthocytes in Blood Smear with Alcoholic Liver Disease
Erythrocyte morphology in alcoholic liver disease: detection of acanthocytes in peripheral blood smear, structural features, and diagnostic significance.
