How to distinguish true elliptocytes in a blood smear from preparation artifacts: cell orientation features and microscopic evaluation criteria.
Numerous elliptocytes (some indicated by arrows), oriented in different directions. Such an arrangement allows ruling out the possibility of an artifact arising during blood smear preparation.
Sample type Peripheral blood
Staining type May-Grünwald-Giemsa
Authors M. Abio, MC. Fernandez, MJ. Murga
Workplace Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo
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