Blister cell or Pyknocyte (blister erythrocyte). ❗Occurs not only in patients with G6PD deficiency, but also in children with viral infections and a rare neonatal disease - infantile pyknocytosis. Photo source: Anderson - Atlas of Hematology, 2007
Blister Cells and Pyknocytes: Erythrocyte Morphology
Morphological features of blister cells (pyknocytes) in a blood smear. Causes of appearance in G6PD deficiency, infections, and pyknocytosis.
