Medicine:Anisopoikilocytosis
From HandWiki
Short description: Blood disorder often caused by some type of anemia
| Anisopoikilocytosis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| This condition affects red blood cells |
Anisopoikilocytosis is a medical condition illustrated by a variance in size (anisocytosis) and shape (poikilocytosis) of a red blood cell. The underlying cause can be attributed to various anemias, most often; beta thalassemia major, a form of microcytic anemia.[1] In β thalassemia major the beta hemoglobin chain is completely absent, rendering an increase in fetal hemoglobin (HbF).[2]
References
- ↑ Alam, Kiran; Aziz, Mehar; Varshney, Manoranjan; Maheshwari, Veena; Basha, Mahfooz; Gaur, Kavita (2011-04-20). "Congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia type II: a rare entity". BMJ Case Reports 2011. doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3684. ISSN 1757-790X. PMID 22696622.
- ↑ Galanello, Renzo; Origa, Raffaella (2010-05-21). "Beta-thalassemia". Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 5: 11. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-5-11. ISSN 1750-1172. PMID 20492708.
 |
