Morphology of elliptocytes in a peripheral blood smear in hereditary elliptocytosis without signs of hemolysis. Microscopy, May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain.
Elliptocytes in cases of hereditary elliptocytosis without hemolysis. Elliptocytes are elongated, regularly shaped erythrocytes in which the ratio of the longitudinal diameter to the transverse diameter exceeds one.
Sample type: Peripheral blood
Staining type: May-Grünwald-Giemsa
Authors: A. Domingo Claros, E. de la Banda
Workplace: Bellvitge University Hospital, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
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