Hematology

Schistocytes in Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

A clinical case of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a patient with SLE: schistocytes in a blood smear, thrombocytopenia, and high reticulocyte count.

Peripheral blood. Hemoglobin 55, platelets 60, erythrocytes 1.5, leukocytes 9. Anisocytosis, poikilocytosis of erythrocytes, schistocytes. Reticulocytes 80 per 1000 red blood cells. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia? A patient with SLE. Undergoing cyclophosphamide treatment.

The publication was kindly provided by laboratory physician Natalya Sharova, St. Petersburg.