Morphology and diagnostic significance of acanthocytes in urine. Presence of >5% acanthocytes as a marker of glomerular hematuria during sediment microscopy.
Acanthocyte. Urine, magnification x400. Presence of >5% of total erythrocytes is a marker of glomerular hematuria. They have no relation to peripheral blood acanthocytes.
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Morphology of acanthocytes (G1 cells) in urine sediment: differential diagnosis of glomerular hematuria and features of dysmorphic erythrocyte microscopy.
Acanthocytes (G1 cells) in urine sediment microscopy: morphology of dysmorphic erythrocytes and diagnostic criteria for glomerular hematuria.
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